Hoover+Nature+Preserve+Wiese+Road

Also, see Hoover Reservoir, Hoover Nature Preserve, Big Walnut Important Bird Area, and Hoover Reservoir Birding Drive
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Delaware County
=Hoover Nature Preserve= =Wiese Road= Galena, Ohio 43021 Hoover Reservoir map

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Hoover Nature Preserve--Wiese Rd.
Coordinates: 40.2097387, -82.8906024 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Wiese Road
Wiese Road is accessed from Old 3C Highway just west of the Village of Galena. Park at the barrels and walk along the old roadway. In the spring the road will yield warblers, orioles, wrens, kinglets, flycatchers and other species. Watch the water for waterfowl, terns, herons, egrets, and cormorants in the spring and early fall. Prothonotary Warblers nest along the road Bald Eagles have become regular visitors to this area and can often be seen perched in the large trees along the shoreline. In late fall as the reservoir recedes large mudflats are exposed. These mudflats are at times one of the better shorebird areas in central Ohio.

This area is excellent for shorebirds from late July through November if the water level is down. When the water level is down this area becomes almost entirely mud flats. Almost all migrating species of plover and sandpiper can be found. American Avocets are present most years as are Dunlins, dowitchers, phalaropes, Wilson’s Snipe, Red Knot, and others. Rarities recorded include Sandhill Crane and both godwits.

About Hoover Nature Preserve
Access Areas with trails — Mud Hen Marsh, Ox Bow Road, Hoover Meadows, Dustin Road, Areas L, M, and N, Clover Field From Hoover Nature Preserve brochure and maps
 * over 925 acres
 * vital migratory stopover for over 33 different species of shorebirds
 * largest breeding population of state special concern Prothonotary Warblers in Ohio
 * 1,500-foot boardwalk at Area M
 * observation blind at Mud Hen Marsh
 * Bald Eagles frequently observed throughout the year

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