Wendy+Park+(Whiskey+Island)

Also, see Cleveland Lakefront Important Bird Area and Cleveland Lakeshore West Birding Drive
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Cuyahoga County
=Wendy Park, Whiskey Island= 2800 Whiskey Island Drive Cleveland, Ohio 44102 Wendy Park website Wendy Park at Whiskey Island (Coastal Access) webpage

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Wendy Park, Whiskey Island
Coordinates: 41.4991725, -81.7146913 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Wendy Park and Whiskey Island
From Lake Erie Birding Trail website From Ohio Ornithological Society website Cuyahoga River Winter Birding

About Wendy Park and Whiskey Island
Wendy Park only covers 25 acres, and much of it is mowed grass lawn. But there are plenty of thickets and stands of cottonwood trees, which can be bursting at the seams with songbirds during peak migratory periods. From Wendy Park (Whiskey Island) website

The 25.4-acre Wendy Park, at the eastern terminus Ed Hauser Way (formerly Whiskey Island Drive), provides access to both Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River. The park’s access road is reached via the Edgewater Park freeway ramp off Cleveland Memorial Shoreway (US-6, US-20, and OH-2).

Traveling the length of Ed Hauser Way provides a glimpse of Cleveland’s industrial heritage as it parallels networks of railroad tracks and passes piles of iron pellets and salt, a marina, and a water treatment plant.

Whiskey Island was named after a distillery that was built on the land in the 1830s. The “island” is actually now a peninsula, but when the Cuyahoga River mouth was relocated to its current location in 1827 to straighten the shipping channel, the land was surrounded by water. The old river mouth was filled in the 1920s, and the “island” was no more. In 2004, Cuyahoga County purchased the land that includes the park and Whiskey Island Marina.

The county’s purchase of Wendy Park was spurred by the Friends of Whiskey Island, led by the late, citizen-activist Ed Hauser for whom the access road was dedicated in 2009. The park features sand volleyball courts, a picnic area, trails and fishing access. The park’s Cuyahoga River access includes a 1,440-foot paved pier connecting to the historic Coast Guard station. Wendy Park also affords scenic views of downtown Cleveland. From Wendy Park at Whiskey Island (Coastal Access) webpage

Henslow's Sparrow Photo by Jen Brumfield



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