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. The North Chagrin Reservation located about 20 miles northwest of the park features Canadian geese, mallards, black ducks, wood ducks, a variety of water birds and birds of prey such as red-shouldered hawks and barred and screech owls. A two-story viewing tower offers uninhibited views. The nearby Penitentiary Glen Reservation and Nature Center is named for the 90-foot wall of this gorge, which provides easy access but tough exit, much like a penitentiary. The area's new nature center is surrounded by a butterfly-hummingbird garden.