Volunteers bring birds of prey into the resort's lobby area and chat with visitors about the birds' behaviors and habitats. At Malabar Farm State Park, adjacent to Mohican, the Ohio Bird Sanctuary and naturalists from the Ohio Division of Wildlife stage evening owl-calling programs during the month of February. If successful, owls from the area come in to discover who is calling them. 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.