Following is a list of all the birding sites currently in our site guide, arranged by county. Be sure to check back often, as we'll be adding lots more soon. Click on any of the site names for full details on that site.


Adams County:

Edge of Appalachia Preserve
Shawnee State Forest

Allen County:

Lima: Metzger and Ferguson Reservoirs

Ashland County:

Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area
Mohican State Forest/State Park
Pleasant Hill Lake

Auglaize County:

St. Marys State Fish Hatchery

Belmont County:

Egypt Valley State Wildlife Area

Butler County:

Gilmore Ponds Interpretive Preserve
Voice of America Park

Clark County:

Buck Creek State Park / C. J. Brown Reservoir

Clermont County:

Cincinnati Nature Center - Rowe Woods
East Fork State Park

Clinton County:

Caesar Creek State Park
Cowan Lake State Park

Columbiana County:

Beaver Creek State Park

Coshocton County:

Woodbury Wildlife Area

Cuyahoga County:

Bradstreet’s Landing
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP)
North Chagrin Reservation
Rocky River Park
Whiskey Island Marina

Defiance County:

Independence Dam State Park
Oxbow Lake Wildlife Area

Delaware County:

Alum Creek State Park
Highbanks Metro Park
Hoover Reservoir

Erie County:

Castalia Pond
Edison Woods Preserve
Huron Municipal Pier
Huron River Flats
Kelleys Island
Medusa Marsh
Old Woman Creek State Nature Preserve
Pipe Creek Wildlife Area
Resthaven Wildlife Area
Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve

Fairfield County:

Clear Creek Metro Park
Pickerington Ponds Metro Park

Fayette County:

Deer Creek Reservoir (State Park and Wildlife Area)

Franklin County:

Green Lawn Cemetery and Arboretum
Greenlawn Marina and Bike Path
Highbanks Metro Park
Hoover Reservoir
Pickerington Ponds Metro Park

Fulton County:

Goll Woods State Nature Preserve

Gallia County:

Crown City Wildlife Area

Geauga County:

Holden Arboretum
LaDue Reservoir

Greene County:

Caesar Creek State Park
Clifton Gorge
Spring Valley Wildlife Area

Guernsey County:

Salt Fork State Park
Senecaville Lake
The Wilds And Surrounding AEP Recreation Lands

Hamilton County:

Spring Grove Cemetery

Hancock County:

Findlay Reservoirs #1 and #2
Fostoria Reservoir #4 (Lake Mosier)

Harrison County:

Clendening Lake
Harrison State Forest
Tappan Lake

Henry County:

Independence Dam State Park

Highland County:

Rocky Fork Lake State Park

Hocking County:

Clear Creek Metro Park
Hocking Hills State Parks: Cantwell Cliffs, Rock House, Conkles Hollow, Old Man’s Cave, Cedar Falls, Ash Cave
Lake Logan State Park
Tar Hollow State Forest

Holmes County:

Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area

Lake County:

Chagrin River Park
Eastlake Power Plant
Girdled Road Reservation
Holden Arboretum
Lakeshore Reservation
North Chagrin Reservation

Lawrence County:

Crown City Wildlife Area

Licking County:

Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
Dawes Arboretum
Flint Ridge State Memorial
Hebron State Fish Hatchery

Logan County:

Indian Lake State Park

Lorain County:

Avon Lake Power Plant
Lorain Harbor
Oberlin Reservoir
Sandy Ridge Reservation
Wellington Reservoirs

Lucas County:

Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area
Mallard Club Marsh
Maumee Bay State Park
Maumee River Rapids
Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area
Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

Mahoning County:

Berlin Lake

Marion County:

Big Island Wildlife Area

Medina County:

Hinckley Reservation

Montgomery County:

Germantown MetroPark

Morgan County:

The Wilds And Surrounding AEP Recreation Lands

Muskingum County:

Dillon State Park and Reservoir
The Wilds And Surrounding AEP Recreation Lands
Tri-Valley Wildlife Area

Noble County:

Senecaville Lake
The Wilds And Surrounding AEP Recreation Lands

Ottawa County:

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

Paulding County:

Black Swamp Nature Center

Pickaway County:

Charlie's Pond
Deer Creek Reservoir (State Park and Wildlife Area)
Pickaway County Airport
Slate Run Metro Park

Portage County:

Berlin Lake
Lake Rockwell / Lake Pippen

Richland County:

Pleasant Hill Lake

Ross County:

Scioto Trail State Forest
Tar Hollow State Forest

Sandusky County:

Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area
Resthaven Wildlife Area

Scioto County:

Shawnee State Forest

Seneca County:

Springville Marsh State Nature Preserve

Stark County:

Berlin Lake
The Wilderness Center

Summit County:

Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP)

Trumbull County:

Grand River Wildlife Area
Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area
Shenango Wildlife Area

Vinton County:

Tar Hollow State Forest
Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest

Warren County:

Caesar Creek State Park
Spring Valley Wildlife Area

Washington County:

Newell's Run

Wayne County:

Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area
Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area

Williams County:

Lake La Su An Wildlife Area

Wood County:

Maumee River Rapids