Ohio Division of Wildlife-Waterloo Wildlife Area Bird Watching Guide

Bird species of interest at Waterloo Wildlife Area:

Cerulean Warblers and Scarlet Tanagers. Behind the gate in the turkey management walk-in area, there are a variety of early successional forest birds. The area provides a diversity of late and early successional birds in a small area.

Birding Areas

Wahkeena Nature Preserve-A 150 acre nature preserve also features interesting flora.

Clear Creek - the park is extremely rugged with ravines, rock outcroppings and cliffs.

Hocking Hills - Waterfalls, rugged cliffs and interesting rock formations.

Waterloo -craggy and heavily forested area with ridgetops and ravines.

Lake Hope - forested region with gorges and narrow ridges. Remnants of abandoned mining and iron producing industries.

Lake Snowden - mix of lake, woodland and open land.

Adena HockHocking - remnants of the canal basin and railway.

Wayne Natl. Forest - mix of meadows, forests and streams.

Lake Logan - lake and open meadows.

Rockbridge - wetlands, woodland and pasture.

Below are some common species found in the Waterloo Wildlife Region:

Carolina Wren

Grouse

Side Trip From Main Loop-Near Lake Hope State Park

A. Waterloo Wildlife Area

About the Area:

Ohio Division of Wildlife-Waterloo Wildlife Area. This rugged, heavily forested wildlife area is located 10 miles west of Athens at the junction of State Routes 56 and 356. The Waterloo Wildlife Research Station occupies the entire wildlife area. Although this is essentially a forested area, scattered small openings occur on the ridge tops. Larger reverting fields occur along Hewett Fork, paralleling the eastern edge of the wildlife area. Major forest types include oak-hickory on the ridge tops and slopes, with lesser amounts of Beech-Maple in ravine bottoms.

Purchase of land for this wildlife area began in 1944. Before 1940, portions of the area were cultivated and grazed. The woods were selectively cut prior to the state’s first purchase of land. The office and laboratory of the Division of Wildlife’s forest wildlife research and management project are located here. The wildlife area has been used for squirrel research. Findings from these studies have served as a partial basis for recommending the time and length of the squirrel hunting season in Ohio.

Directions:

10 miles west of Athens at the junction of State Routes 56 and 356.

Waterloo Wildlife Research Station

9650 State Route 356

New Marshfield, Ohio 45766

(740) 664-2745.

Website and Trail Maps:

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Bird Nest Boxes and Feeder Plans

Birding Events

Birding Conservation

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