Birding in Ohio

The top birding locations in Ohio include Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, Alum Creek State Park - Alum Reservoir, Alum Creek State Park - Beach and Alum Reservoir South, Andreoff Wildlife Area - Jackson Township Road 50, Bath Nature Preserve, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park - Darby Plains Wet Prairie Restoration, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park - Kuhlwein Road Wetlands, Bay View Park, Berlin Lake - Greenbower Bridge, Berlin Lake Bike Trail, Berlin Mudflats, Big Creek Reservation - Lake Isaac, Big Island Wildlife Area, Big Island Wildlife Area - North of LaRue-Prospect Road, Blendon Woods Metro Park, Buck Creek State Park, Burke Lakefront Airport, Caesar Creek State Park - Beach Area, Caesar Creek State Park - Harveysburg Road, Camp Dennison Gravel Pits, Camp Sabroske, Carlisle Reservation, Chagrin River Park, Chippewa Inlet Trail - North, Chippewa Lake Park - Krabill Lodge, Cincinnati Nature Center - Rowe Woods, Clark Lake, Clay Pits - West of Marion Township Road 227 (view from roadside only), Clear Fork Reservoir - East, Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve, Conneaut Sandspit, Cowan Lake State Park - Cowan Lake, Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Ira Road Beaver Marsh, Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Jaite Mill Park Headquarters, Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Station Road Parking Area (train tracks closed to entry), Dawes Arboretum, Deer Creek State Park, Deer Creek State Park - Beach, Deer Creek Wildlife Area - Middle Wetland, Delaware State Park, Delaware Wildlife Area - Panhandle Road, Dillon State Park, Duranceau Park, East Fork State Park - South Beach, East Fork State Park - Williamsburg Wetland, East Harbor State Park, East Sandusky Bay MetroPark - Eagle Point, Eastwood MetroPark, Ellis Lake Wetlands, Englewood MetroPark, Englewood MetroPark - North Park, Euclid Creek Reservation - Wildwood Park, Farnsworth Metropark, Fernald Preserve, Findlay Reservoirs, Frohring Meadows, Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area, Geneva State Park, Gilmore Ponds MetroPark (do not walk along or cross railroad tracks), Glacier Ridge Metro Park, Glacier Ridge Metro Park - Honda Wetlands, Grand Lake Saint Marys State Park, Great Miami River - Lost Bridge, Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Hancock County Sanitary Landfill Wetland, Headlands Beach State Park, Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve, Hebron Fish Hatchery and Wetlands, Highbanks Metro Park, Holden Arboretum - Garden and Collections, Holmes County Trail - Millersburg, Hoover Nature Preserve - Old Sunbury Road, Hoover Reservoir, Hoover Reservoir - Hoover Dam Park, Hoover Scenic Trail, Plumb Road to Wiese Road, Howard Marsh Metropark, Hueston Woods State Park, Hueston Woods State Park - Group Camp, Huffman MetroPark, Huffman Prairie Flying Field, Huntington Reservation, Huron Harbor - West Pier, Independence Dam State Park, Indian Creek Wildlife Area - Greentree Marsh, Indian Lake State Park - Old Field, Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve, James H. Barrow Field Station, Kelleys Island, Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area, Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area - Force Road West, Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area - Wright Marsh, Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, Kiser Lake State Park, Kiwanis Riverway Park, Knox Lake, Kokosing Lake Wildlife Area, LaDue Reservoir, Lake Erie Bluffs Metropark, Lake La Su An Wildlife Area, Lake Logan State Park, Lake Snowden, Lake View Cemetery, Lakefront Reservation - Edgewater Park, Lakefront Reservation - Gordon Park, Lakeshore Reservation, Lakewood Park, Lorain Harbor - Fishing Pier, Lorain Impoundment Lakeside Landing, Lost Creek Reservoir, Magee Marsh, Magee Marsh, Magee Marsh - Visitor Center and Trails, Malabar Farm State Park, Margaret Peak Nature Preserve, Marion Tallgrass Trail - Holland Road Trailhead, Maumee Bay State Park, Maumee Bay State Park - Campground, Meadowbrook Marsh, Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve, Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve, Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area, Miami Whitewater Forest, Miami Whitewater Forest - Shaker Trace Wetlands, Mill Creek Park, Mogadore Reservoir, Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area, Mosquito Lake - North End, Mosquito Lake State Park, Newtown Gravel Pits, Nimisila Reservoir, North Chagrin Nature Center Trails, Oak Openings Preserve Metropark, Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Ohio State University - Wetlands, Ohio Wesleyan University Campus, Old Reid Park, Old Woman Creek, Orweiler Road Marsh, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge - Crane Creek Estuary, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge - Ottawa-Lucas County Road, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge - Visitor Center and Boardwalk, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge - Walking Trail Pools, Otto Armleder Memorial Park, Painesville Township Park, Pearson Metropark, Penitentiary Glen Reservation, Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area, Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area - Boggy Bottoms, Pickerington Ponds, Pipe Creek Wildlife Area, Pleasant Hill Lake, PPG Lime Lakes, Prairie Oaks Metro Park, Prairie Oaks Metro Park - Darby Bend Lakes, Richland B&O Trail - Home Road Marsh, Richland B&O Trail - Lexington Community Park, Riverbend Recreation Area, Riverside Natural Area, Rocky Fork State Park, Rocky River Park, Rocky River Reservation - Nature Center Trails, Ross Lake Wildlife Area, Saint Marys State Fish Hatchery, Salt Fork State Park, Sandhill Crane Wetlands, Sandy Ridge Reservation, Scioto Audubon Metro Park, Shaker Lakes - Lower Shaker Lake, Shawnee Lookout, Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve, Side Cut Metropark, Sims Park, Slate Run Metro Park - Wetlands, Spencer Lake Wildlife Area, Spring Valley Wildlife Area - South, Springville Marsh State Nature Preserve, Stages Pond State Nature Preserve, The Wilderness Center, The Wilds, Tinkers Creek State Nature Preserve, Voice of America MetroPark, Walborn Reservoir, Walborn Reservoir - Eagle Nest Observation Deck, Walnut Beach Park, Walnut Woods Metro Park - Tall Pines Area, Wellington Reservation, Wendy Park, Whiskey Island, West Branch State Park, Wilderness Road, William J. Robertson Nature Preserve, Willow Point Wildlife Area, Winous Point, Winton Woods - Settling Pond, Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo. Each offers unique habitats and species.

The best seasons for birding in Ohio are Spring and Fall. Spring migration brings diverse species through the area.

Notable species in Ohio include Blackburnian Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Kirtland's Warbler, Bald Eagle, Canada Goose, Trumpeter Swan, Tundra Swan, and more. The state supports wetland, forest, marsh, lake, river/riparian, coastal, grassland, urban park, mountain, estuary habitats.