Birding Sites: Listing By County

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:

• Fernald Preserve
• 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:

• Fernald Preserve
• 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
• Bacon Woods Unit of Vermilion River Reservation
• 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:

• East Harbor State Park
• Magee Marsh Wildlife Area
• Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

Paulding County:

• Black Swamp Nature Center

Pickaway County:

• Calamus Swamp
• 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
• Deer Creek Reservoir
• Sippo Lake
• The Wilderness Center
• Walborn Reservoir

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

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