Charlies+Pond


 * =Birding in Ohio=

Pickaway County
Also, see River Drive and Pickaway County Birding Drive =Charlies Pond= Radcliff Road Circleville, Ohio 43113

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Charlies Pond
Coordinates: 39.5366159, -82.9848003 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Charlies Pond
From the Ohio Ornithological Society website Less than 10 acres in size, most of it inaccessible without trespassing, Charlies Pond is a small remnant of the prairies of the old Pickaway Plains. This patch of wetland includes a cattail-ringed area of open water on the north, and a swampy area with tussocks, puddles, and small trees on the south. There are no trails, and the area cannot be legally explored beyond from the road without permission. Traffic is minimal, and the area can be surveyed by pulling off to one side of the road and looking around. Look for waterfowl, swallows, a few shorebirds, and blackbirds in the proper season and the usual denizens of agricultural areas in nearby fields. One interesting spot lies further west: take Radcliffe to its termination less than a mile ahead, turn right, and proceed a few hundred yards to a culvert where a canal extends to the right, with a marshy area on the left. Waterfowl, such as Mallards and Hooded Mergansers, have bred here, along with Virginia Rails; decent numbers of shorebirds appear in migration, along with pipits, etc. The whole area was once productive for Smith’s Longspurs, but none has been reliably reported here for more than 25 years. From the intersection of US-23 and OH-56 in Circleville, go about 4 miles south on US-23, and take a right (west) on Radcliffe Road. Less than a mile ahead, the wetland lies on either side of the road in a swale. From Ohio Ornithological Society website

King Rail Photo by Carl Winstead

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