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Click on a county name on the map or the alphabetical list of Ohio counties to find the eBird Hotspots in the county. Enter all or part of the name of a hotspot in the search box on the left to search for a particular location.
 * =Birding in Ohio=
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Top Birding Locations in Ohio
Updated 2/5/2018
 * 1) Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge - 300 species
 * 2) Magee Marsh Wildlife Area - 300 species
 * 3) Headlands Beach State Park - 285 species
 * 4) Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area - 282 species
 * 5) Maumee Bay State Park - 282 species
 * 6) Buck Creek State Park - 281 species
 * 7) Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area - 280 species
 * 8) Lakefront Reservation - 279 species
 * 9) Big Island Wildlife Area - 272 species
 * 10) Lorain Harbor - 270 species
 * 11) East Fork State Park - 269 species
 * 12) Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve - 268 species
 * 13) Hoover Reservoir - 265 species
 * 14) Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge - 264 species
 * 15) Wendy Park, Whiskey Island - 264 species
 * 16) Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve - 258 species
 * 17) Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve - 257 species
 * 18) Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park - 255 species
 * 19) Englewood MetroPark - 254 species
 * 20) Miami Whitewater Forest - 254 species
 * 21) Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area - 253 species
 * 22) Kelleys Island - 252 species
 * 23) Findlay Reservoirs - 251 species
 * 24) Spring Valley Wildlife Area - 251 species
 * 25) Lorain Impoundment Lakeside Landing - 250 species
 * 26) Sandy Ridge Reservation - 249 species
 * 27) Caesar Creek State Park - 249 species
 * 28) Pipe Creek Wildlife Area - 248 species
 * 29) Hueston Woods State Park - 248 species
 * 30) Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve - 247 species
 * 31) East Harbor State Park - 247 species
 * 32) Fernald Nature Preserve - 245 species
 * 33) Mosquito Creek Corridor IBA - 243 species
 * 34) Cuyahoga Valley National Park - 241 species
 * 35) Holden Arboretum - 235 species

Reporting Rare Bird Sightings and Stakeouts
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Websites about Birding in Ohio
Ohio Bird Records Committee Lake Erie Birding Trail [|Lake Erie Public Access Guide] Birding in Ohio from Ohio Department of Natural Resources Biggest Week in American Birding A Birder's Guide to the Biggest Week by Greg Miller Best Bets for Birding Crane Creek/Magee Marsh Birding Ohio Facebook Group Ohio eBird Q & A Facebook Group Ohio Rare Bird Alert Facebook Group Ohio-birds email list (Ohio Ornithological Society)

Organizations and Bird Clubs
Ohio Ornithological Society Greater Akron Audubon Society Black River Audubon Society Black Swamp Bird Observatory Blackbrook Audubon Society Canton Audubon Society Clark County Audubon Society Greater Cleveland Audubon Society Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society Cincinnati Audubon Society Columbus Audubon Society Firelands Audubon Society Kirtland Bird Club Audubon Miami Valley Greater Mohican Audubon Society Toledo Naturalists' Association Tri-Moraine Audubon Society The Wilderness Center || eBird is a real-time, online checklist program which has revolutionized the way that the birding community reports and accesses information about birds. Jointly sponsored by the Laboratory of Ornithology at Cornell University and the National Audubon Society, eBird provides rich data sources for basic information on bird abundance and distribution.

In eBird, Hotspots are shared locations where birders may report their bird sightings to eBird. Hotspots provide birders with information about birding locations where birds are being seen.
 * This website provides descriptions and maps of eBird Hotspots in Ohio.**

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