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Also, see Biggest Week in American Birding =Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge= 14000 West OH-2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge website Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (Coastal Access) webpage Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge webpage Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (Facebook) webpage
 * =Birding in Ohio=

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Maps
Ottawa National Widlife Refuge trail map Refuge map from Black Swamp Bird Observatory Trail map from Black Swamp Bird Observatory Wildlife Drive map from Black Swamp Bird Observatory

Tips for birding Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Tips on submitting eBird checklists at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge and Magee Marsh From Lake Erie Birding Trail website From Ohio Ornithological Society website

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge spans two counties. The northern part of the refuge is in Lucas County and the southern part is in Ottawa County.

Ottawa NWR (Lucas Co.)
Coordinates: 41.6295579, -83.2261562 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Crane Creek Estuary (Lucas Co.)
Coordinates: 41.6276273, -83.206232 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Crane Creek Estuary Trail
Coordinates: 41.6310555, -83.1958526 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Veler Rd.
Coordinates: 41.6307776, -83.2511248 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Wildlife Drive (Lucas Co.)
Coordinates: 41.6275048, -83.2346331 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR (please consider using a more specific hotspot)
Coordinates: 41.616084, -83.2284737 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR (Ottawa Co.)
Coordinates: 41.6081267, -83.2374001 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Adam Grimm Prairie
Coordinates: 41.6119771, -83.2585144 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Boss Unit
Coordinates: 41.5991334, -83.1838739 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Crane Creek Estuary (Ottawa Co.)
Coordinates: 41.6199179, -83.2219934 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Entrance Pool
Coordinates: 41.607942, -83.200532 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Kontz Unit, Bodi and Lemon Roads
Coordinates: 41.6019013, -83.1620407 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Pool 1 Trail
Coordinates: 41.6170144, -83.1955576 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Show Pool
Coordinates: 41.61259, -83.200789 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Stange Rd. and Krause Rd. and Observation Tower
Coordinates: 41.611298, -83.240606 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Visitor Center and Boardwalk
Coordinates: 41.607517, -83.2096338 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Walking Trail Pools
Coordinates: 41.616914, -83.206479 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Walking Trail Woodland
Coordinates: 41.6116242, -83.2031965 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Wildlife Drive (Ottawa Co.)
Coordinates: 41.6113354, -83.213625 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa-Lucas Co. Rd. (Ottawa Co.)
Coordinates: 41.6228213, -83.2538098 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Black Swamp Bird Observatory and Trails
Coordinates: 41.6051585, -83.1933045 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Blausey Unit (restricted access)
Coordinates: 41.574281, -83.1083322 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Darby Unit (restricted access)
Coordinates: 41.529399, -82.9914093 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Navarre Marsh (restricted access)
Coordinates: 41.5933645, -83.0770683 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge provides valuable habitat for a diversity of waterfowl and other migratory birds, resident wildlife, and endangered and threatened species. It provides a place for people to enjoy wildlife-dependent activities and learn about the complexities of the natural world through education and interpretive programming.

Ottawa Refuge is located in northwest Ohio. The entrance is located 15 miles east of Toledo, Ohio or 16 miles west of Port Clinton, Ohio on OH-2. The entrance road is located on the north side of OH-2.

Visitors should stop at the visitor center which opened in 2007. This beautiful lodge style building welcomes you and tells the refuge story. The building is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

There are ten miles of hiking trails. These trails travel through a variety of habitats and start behind the visitor center or from the trailhead parking lot.

The refuge auto tour is open on scheduled days from 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The auto tour travels through areas of the refuge not otherwise open to the general public. See the calendar of events for open dates. From Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge website

|| **Please, be safe. It is never safe to stop your car on OH-2 in this area. State and local police ticket drivers pulled over to the side of this highway.**

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Northern Shoveler Photo by Terri Faust

|| Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Drive map
 * ==Reporting Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Drive Bird Checklists on eBird==

If you wish to report your bird sightings to eBird (@http://ebird.org) from the Wildlife Drive at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, there are two eBird Hotspots to receive your reports:

Ottawa NWR--Wildlife Drive (Ottawa Co.)
Coordinates: 41.6113354, -83.213625 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ottawa NWR--Wildlife Drive (Lucas Co.)
Coordinates: 41.6275048, -83.2346331 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data The south portion of the Wildlife Drive is in Ottawa County, the north portion is in Lucas County. You are on the county line when the Wildlife Drive turns right (east) on Ottawa-Lucas Rd.

Please, keep two checklists of birds you see, one for each portion of the Wildlife Drive. The section in Ottawa County is about 2.4 miles; the section in Lucas County is 3 miles. eBird limits a “traveling” count to five miles or less and sorts your bird sightings by county, thus two “hotspots” to report your sightings. Sometimes the route of the Wildlife Drive varies, so you might want to set your odometer to record the actual miles you cover for each section. ||

L160592 US US-OH US-OH-095 41.6295579 -83.2261562 Ottawa NWR (Lucas Co.) L691070 US US-OH US-OH-095 41.6275048 -83.2346331 Ottawa NWR--Wildlife Drive (Lucas Co.) L276798 US US-OH US-OH-095 41.6276273 -83.206232 Ottawa NWR--Crane Creek Estuary (Lucas Co.) L1512917 US US-OH US-OH-095 41.6310555 -83.1958526 Ottawa NWR--Crane Creek Estuary Trail L691067 US US-OH US-OH-095 41.6307776 -83.2511248 Ottawa NWR--Veler Rd. L772841 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.6126188 -83.2239246 Ottawa NWR (please consider using a more specific hotspot) L317583 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.6081267 -83.2374001 Ottawa NWR (Ottawa Co.) L691062 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.6119771 -83.2585144 Ottawa NWR--Adam Grimm Prairie L913533 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.6113354 -83.213625 Ottawa NWR--Wildlife Drive (Ottawa Co.) L691050 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.6012298 -83.1838695 Ottawa NWR--Boss Unit L691061 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.621061 -83.220694 Ottawa NWR--Crane Creek Estuary (Ottawa Co.) L691063 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.607942 -83.200532 Ottawa NWR--Entrance Pool L2092739 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.6019013 -83.1620407 Ottawa NWR--Kontz Unit, Bodi and Lemon Roads L6186257 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.6170144 -83.1955576 Ottawa NWR--Pool 1 Trail L691085 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.61259 -83.200789 Ottawa NWR--Show Pool L691057 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.611298 -83.240606 Ottawa NWR--Stange Rd. and Krause Rd. and Observation Tower L740425 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.607517 -83.2096338 Ottawa NWR--Visitor Center and Boardwalk L691081 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.616914 -83.206479 Ottawa NWR--Walking Trail Pools L902577 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.6116242 -83.2031965 Ottawa NWR--Walking Trail Woodland L1168838 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.6228213 -83.2538098 Ottawa-Lucas Co. Rd. (Ottawa Co.) L740302 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.6051585 -83.1933045 Black Swamp Bird Observatory & Trails L2093111 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.574281 -83.1083322 Ottawa NWR--Blausey Unit (restricted access) L617192 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.529399 -82.9914093 Ottawa NWR--Darby Unit (restricted access) L679575 US US-OH US-OH-123 41.5933645 -83.0770683 Ottawa NWR--Navarre Marsh (restricted access)