Northwest Ohio Birds

NW Ohio is a GREAT place for bird watching

The Bird Gallery

Visit our BIRD GALLERY
for easy ID of Ohio birds.

Northwest Ohio is one of the best places in the state (and some say the country) for bird watching. Click here for a list of some of the best places in NW Ohio to watch Ohio birds.

Northern Cardinal - The Ohio State Bird

Share Your Ohio Birds

Do you have a good bird picture, or a favorite bird watching spot in Northwest Ohio? Send it along. Your submission will be added as a new bird page on ohio-nature.com.

The Spring Migration

This part of Ohio is a major migratory stopover in the spring.

The proximity of Lake Erie to Northwest Ohio makes this area a great place to see migratory birds of all kinds. The southern shore of the lake in April and May is teeming with Warblers and other song birds heading to their northern nesting grounds.

Read about the Spring Bird Migration in Ohio

Stay in Ohio for the Winter???

Most people wouldn't think that Northwest Ohio is exactly a premier winter hangout. But some birds think so. Many of the birds which nest in the arctic areas come down to Ohio during the winter.

These include juncos and red-breasted nuthatches.

Birds of prey, like bald eagles, will stay along the Maumee River during the winter to fish.

Snowy owls can be found along the edges of Lake Erie in the winter. During the summer months these birds are way up in the arctic.

Ohio Birds of Prey

Visit the NW Ohio Birds of Prey pages to read about information on our raptors. These include many different kinds of hawks and owls.

We also have established nests of bald eagles, and occasionally osprey can be seen hunting for fish in the Maumee River and other ponds, lakes or tributaries.

lark sparrow

Unique Habitats - Unique Birds

Other birds come to Ohio to nest because of the unique habitat that is found here. The lark sparrow is typically found west of the Mississippi River in open prairie areas.

Northwest Ohio is the only place in the state of Ohio that the lark sparrow can regularly be found nesting.

The Ohio Bird Gallery - Identification of Ohio Birds

Below is our ever growing picture gallery of birds that can be found in NW Ohio. The gallery can be used for identification of different species of birds in Ohio.

Bird Pictures - (Click on any of the the small pictures for larger images)

Bird Sounds - (Click on the once to play the bird sound for each bird. Click it a second time to stop it early)

Bird Picture Pages: <1> <2> <3> <4> alphabetical list

Tufted Titmouse

Junco

'Oregon' Junco

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Black-capped Chickadee

House Wren

Carolina Wren

Chipping Sparrow

Field Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Song Sparrow

House Sparrow (male)

House Sparrow (female)

Fox Sparrow

Eastern Wood Pewee

Eastern Phoebe

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Common Yellowthroat (male)

Common Yellowthroat (female)

Bird Picture Pages: <1> <2> <3> <4> alphabetical list

Most bird sounds are used with the permission of Tony Phillips (http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~tony/birds/).

Others are from Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Ohio Birds Checklist

Be sure to take your checklist with you on your nature walks. Ohio Birds Checklist (2.2 MB PDF File from Ohio Division of Wildlife).

Downloadable Bird House and Nest Box Plans

Visit our page that has many different bird house plans and nest box plans. These are free downloadable PDF documents. Provide a good home for some of our feathered friends.

Other Great Bird Sites

- Click here for a great site about bird feeding and creating your own bird habitat

- The Scoop on Wild Birds and Feeders takes you away to the intriguing world of bird watching in your backyard habitat through bird feeders, bird baths and bird houses. Learn to attract the wild birds you want to see and enjoy their fascinating behavior.

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