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Also, see Clay Pits and Findlay Birding Drive
 * =Birding in Ohio=

Hancock County
=Blue Rock Nature Preserve= Edgar Avenue and Bank Street Findlay, Ohio 45840 Blue Rock Nature Preserve webpage

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Blue Rock Nature Preserve
Coordinates: 41.0116248, -83.6432505 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Blue Rock Nature Preserve
A gift from the Remington Arms and DuPont Companies, Blue Rock Nature Preserve receives its’ name from the heavy, bluish clay mined from the property in the early 1900’s. Remington Arms Company used the clay for their Blue Rock brand clay sportsmen’s targets. The strip-mined area has now been returned to a natural state. From Blue Rock Nature Preserve webpage
 * 11 wooded acres
 * trails system
 * small pond
 * wetland
 * rest area
 * parking lot

About Clay Pits
The Clay Pits area, located immediately southeast of Findlay is a shallow strip-mined area created to provide "Blue" clay for clay shooting targets for the Remington Company in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Now long abandoned, these strip mines represent the largest area of wetlands in Hancock County and the surrounding region.

This area is roughly bordered by County Road 180 on the east, Park Street to the west, just north of Olive Street to the north, and Township Road 201 to the south.

Please, note that, with the exception of Blue Rock Nature Preserve in the extreme northwest part of the area, almost all of the Clay Pits area is private property. Please respect property rights. Do not enter private properties and bird from the roadside only. From Bob Sams



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