Magee+Marsh

Also, see Biggest Week in American Birding
 * =Birding in Ohio=

Ottawa County
=Magee Marsh Wildlife Area= 229 West State Route 2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 Magee Marsh Wildlife Area webpage Friends of Magee Marsh website Magee Marsh Wildlife Area (Coastal Access) webpage Biggest Week in American Birding website

Maps From Black Swamp Bird Observatory Magee Marsh Wildlife Area map and trails Magee Marsh Boardwalk map

media type="custom" key="29501471" Magee Marsh Wildlife Area attracts birders from all over the world. There are a number of Hotspots set up in eBird to receive your bird checklists when you visit.

Magee Marsh is one of those locations in Ohio where a county line runs right through the middle of the area! Thus, there is no “general” hotspot for all of Magee Marsh. There are eBird Hotspots for each county. The south portion of Magee Marsh Wildlife Area (near OH-2) is in Ottawa County. The north portion of the wildlife area (near Lake Erie) is in Lucas County. (See map at right for location of the Lucas/Ottawa county line.)

Tips for birding Magee Marsh Wildlife Area
Magee Marsh Boardwalk Code of Ethics From Lake Erie Birding Trail website From Ohio Ornithological Society website Read about birding Magee Marsh in the American Birding Association's Birding magazine From Birding Magee Marsh website Tips on submitting eBird checklists at Magee Marsh

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area (Lucas Co.)
Coordinates: 41.6253904, -83.191309 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area (Ottawa Co.)
Coordinates: 41.6108541, -83.1924677 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data These hotspots may be used for older checklists when you do not know a more precise location. It is preferable, however, if you will keep checklists for the locations below.


 * Most birders want to get to the Boardwalk at Magee.** Most of the checklists at Magee are reported at this Hotspot:

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area--Boardwalk
Coordinates: 41.6277095, -83.191884 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data You may use this Hotspot to report birds you see on the Boardwalk itself or along the wood edge on the south side of the parking lot adjacent to the Boardwalk.


 * As you enter Magee Marsh from OH-2** there are several Hotspots along the route:

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 This is the area around the Black Swamp Bird Observatory office and visitor center, including feeders and the trails that connect with Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.

Magee Marsh--Migratory Bird Center & Hawk Tower
Coordinates: 41.611913, -83.1872106 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data There are feeders at the Bird Center and trails into the marsh. If there is a Bald Eagle nest in this area some of the trails may be closed.

Magee Marsh--Causeway Marshes (Ottawa Co.)
Coordinates: 41.6183298, -83.1824684 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data The county line crosses the Causeway just after the north most pull off. Most of the Causeway is in Ottawa County.

Magee Marsh--Causeway Marshes (Lucas Co.)
Coordinates: 41.6252594, -83.1825757 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data This is a short section of the Causeway nearest Lake Erie. The birds, of course, do not care about the county line and freely cross it. Some eBirders carefully keep their personal lists by county.


 * There are four Hotspots associated with the beach:**

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area--Beach East
Coordinates: 41.6260156, -83.1783891 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Magee Marsh--Lakefront Dike
Coordinates: 41.6257887, -83.1791103 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data The parking area for the East Beach and the Lakefront Dike trail is at the end of the Causeway where the road turns left toward the Boardwalk.

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area--Beach West
Coordinates: 41.6289163, -83.1881225 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data This is the beach of the former Crane Creek State Park.

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 This partnership trail was opened in 2012 and offers additional warbler habitat as well as excellent access to the Crane Creek Estuary. Most of the trail is in Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.

Turtle Creek Bay (restricted access)
Coordinates: 41.609433, -83.141696 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data This hotspot is within Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, but should not be used to submit checklists for birds observed at other locations at Magee Marsh.

|| **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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