COLUMBUS — Spring migration will bring millions of birds to Ohio in the coming months, and the Lake Erie Birding Trail offers an opportunity to view many rare species, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
The Lake Erie Birding Trail encompasses the Ohio shoreline and inland areas from Conneaut in the east to Toledo in the west.
Sites
More than 80 primary birding sites are highlighted along the trail, which is divided into seven loops: Ashtabula, Cleveland, Huron and Lorain, Sandusky Bay, the Lake Erie Islands, the western Lake Erie marshes and the Oak Openings.
The sites within each loop are similar in habitat and landscape. People can visit the entire trail in one trip or explore the trail loop by loop.
Nearly 400 different species of birds have been spotted in these areas.
Website
Visit the Lake Erie Birding Trail website at lakeerieohiobirding.info for bird identification tips, checklists, events and facts on the Great Lakes.
More birding resources are available at wildohio.com.
