Killbuck+Marsh+Wildlife+Area+Willow+Road

Also, see Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area, Killbuck Valley Important Bird Area, and Killbuck Marsh Birding Drive
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Wayne County
=Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area= =Willow Road= Wooster, Ohio 44691 Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area webpage Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area map

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Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area--Willow Rd.
Coordinates: 40.7054978, -81.9824696 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Willow Road
From OH-226 (Shreve Road) turn east onto Willow Road. At the railroad tracks, there are parking areas that overlook impoundments on the left and a private duck-hunting area on the right.

Crossing the railroad tracks, look for Prothonotary Warblers and Red-shouldered Hawks in the woods along this stretch of road. Continue on Willow Road, which turns to the right and becomes a gravel road (the paved road straight ahead is called Kimber Road from this point). This is a good road to look for passerines. There is a parking area on the right where you can pick up a primitive walking trail. From Ohio Ornithological Society website

About Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area
The 5,671-acre Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area is situated in northeastern Ohio in portions of Wayne and Holmes counties. The area extends north from Holmesville to three miles south of Wooster and lies between OH-83 on the east and OH-226 on the west.

The area is in a shallow, U-shaped glacial outwash valley. The elevation varies from 840 feet at the floor of Killbuck Creek near Holmesville to nearly 1,000 feet on hillsides parallel to the valley floor. About 56 percent of the acquisition unit consists of marsh and swamp that is flooded during some portion of the year. This complex is Ohio’s largest remaining marshland outside of the Lake Erie region.

Purchase of land for Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area began in 1969. Additional land is being acquired as funds become available. The wildlife management plan provides for maintenance and protection of the existing woodlands, the establishment of regular crop rotations, improvement of open fields for wildlife nesting by controlled burning and selective spraying, and the establishment of food patches for general wildlife use. Permanent wildlife cover has been provided by planting thousands of trees and shrubs. Wright’s Marsh, a 350-acre diked wetland off OH-226, was restored in partnership with Ducks Unlimited. Dikes and water control structures are being developed to increase and improve the wetland habitat in the area. From Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area webpage

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