• Summer mornings are best for viewing water flowers.

    Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens

    District of Columbia

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  • Changes to Visitor Services due to Sequestration

    Due to mandatory, across-the-board budget cuts, some visitor services in this park have changed. Please check the Plan Your Visit section for more information.

Birds

Great blue heron hunting in a pond

One of our year round residents

Ian Lothian

Birding has always been a good reason to come to Anacostia Park and the Aquatic Gardens. The park manages habitat for ground nesting, aquatic, and woodland birds. We welcome volunteers to lead bird walks. Contact the park at (202) 426-6905 to volunteer.

For a field guide by Ian Lothian click here.

For a pdf file of birds and frequency rate compiled by volunteer Jordan Rutter orclick here.

 

For an updated list of bird sightings, go to http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/Nps/park.htm

Did You Know?

A great blue heron hunting fish.

The great blue heron is a year round resident of Washington, DC.  This past year they have been helpful eating invasive fish. More...