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Also, see Headlands Beach State Park, Mentor Headlands Area, Grand River-Lower Watershed Important Bird Area, and Lake County Lakeshore Birding Drive
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=Headlands Beach State Park= =Shipman Pond= Mentor, Ohio 44060 Headlands Beach State Park website Headlands Beach State Park (Coastal Access) webpage Headlands Beach State Park map Headlands Beach State Park trail map

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Headlands Beach SP--Shipman Pond
Coordinates: 41.7525432, -81.2912294 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Headlands Beach State Park
The Mentor Headlands area includes Headlands Beach State Park, Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve, Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve, Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park, and Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve. The area has an impressive list of 334 species with single days during the spring migration of more than 130 bird species tallied. Days of 100 or more are common in May and possibly even in April. It is the most heavily covered area in the county and can attract 50 or more local birders on a May weekend. The habitat is diverse including lake shore, sand dunes, bottomland forest, marsh, upland forest, pine plantings, river, harbor, and open fields, all in an area that is just a 6.6 mile stretch of Lake Erie Shoreline. All of these areas are easy to access and have ample parking. Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve and the adjacent Headlands Beach State Park is an excellent starting point for spring and fall migrants plus waterfowl, shore birds, gulls, and terns which can be found walking along the beach and jetty which leads out to the lighthouse. From Birding Lake County's Often Overlooked Birding Hotspots by Haans Petruschke

About Headlands Beach State Park
The northern shoreline of Ohio displays the dynamic effects Lake Erie has on our changing landscape. The lake has been a dominant force, shaping Ohio's natural and cultural development for thousands of years. Erie, meaning wildcat ("it is long-tailed"), is derived from the tribal name of the Indian culture who inhabited this area until 1655.

Lake Erie was originally much larger than it is today. As an eastern outlet opened via the Niagara River, the lake drained down to its present size. Sand beaches from the former lake are still found along the northern shore. The swamp lands adjacent to the beaches were once part of the lake itself. Plants more common to the Atlantic coastal plain region can be found growing in the surrounding sand dunes. Sea rocket, beach pea, seaside spurge, beach grass, and purple sand grass persist on the dunes. From Headlands Beach State Park website

Osprey Photo by Jamie Koller

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