Hueston Woods State Park Southwestern Ohio's Hueston Woods State Park offers a variety of wildlife habitats including mature forest, brushland, open fields, marsh and open water. The Hueston Woods State Nature Preserve located within the park functions as a wildlife rehabilitation facility where visitors can see recovering hawks, owls, bald and golden eagles and many native mammals. Informed naturalists staff the park's nature center. On the western edge of the park's 625-acre Acton Lake, visitors are likely to view gulls and great blue herons, forest songbirds and the pileated woodpecker. Shawnee State Park Shawnee State Park in southern central Ohio is known for its breathtaking scenery.
Birders can view wild turkeys and forest songbirds.
The Shawnee Backpack Trail offers 42 miles of winding trails. An interactive display in the resort's lobby provides extensive information about area waterfowl. The Salt Fork Wildlife Area is adjacent to eastern Ohio's Salt Fork State Park and offers an abundance of wood ducks, wading birds and shore birds at the 80-acre marsh on the eastern end of the area and along the Salt Fork Lake's 74 miles of shoreline. Visitors frequently report bald eagle sightings near the park's lakes and waterways. Punderson State Park Punderson State Park in northeastern Ohio's Geauga County provides an excellent home base for day trips to explore birding opportunities throughout the region.