Birding spots · Ohio

Best Birding Spots in Medina County, Ohio

Buckeye Woods Park leads Medina County's birding spots with 198 species reported, best in spring. 42 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Buckeye Woods Park	198	2,525	63	179	116	132
Chippewa Lake 5	185	1,239	90	137	88	150
Chippewa Lake	172	735	65	139	80	124
Buckeye Woods Park (southeast)	161	899	35	143	76	106
Hubbard Valley Park	152	659	43	143	78	71
Spencer Lake Wildlife Area	150	295	27	128	78	83
Chippewa Lake Nature Areas	144	462	43	133	66	59
Lake Medina	139	740	61	109	69	96
Hinckley Lake (Ledge Lake)	138	163	25	126	79	57
River Styx Park	130	538	24	129	51	34
Judges Lake	122	208	33	115	69	71
Hinckley Lake	119	265	23	74	64	96
Hinckley Lake (Wordens Ledges)	109	205	26	104	57	37
Buckeye Woods Park (Lafayette)	106	221	20	95	27	49
Alderfer/oenslager Park	104	347	39	92	61	47
Hinckley Lake (east)	97	166	29	84	66	51
Hidden Hollow Park	97	79	3	89	34	41
Hinckley Lake (Buzzard Roost)	97	62	0	95	31	12
Letha House Park	96	171	27	75	47	56
Allardale	94	369	47	65	57	39
Letha House Park (south)	93	168	12	68	61	40
Harrisville Swamp (historical)	91	478	54	69	41	29
North Park	89	75	9	80	26	54
Hinckley Lake (Whipps Ledges)	88	72	10	82	31	7
Brunswick Lake Peninsula & Nature Center	87	206	21	74	46	28
Black River Park 2	87	120	15	76	34	42
Lester Rail Trail	83	138	18	61	52	47
Plum Creek Park	79	127	21	56	38	25
Hinckley Reservation (Whipps Ledges)	79	66	4	58	37	56
Letha House Park (southwest)	78	67	2	63	43	27
Hinckley Reservation	75	67	15	52	45	37
Letha House Park (southwest)	68	72	15	44	30	37
Green Leaf Park	64	77	22	48	19	26
Friedt Park	63	235	23	60	38	30
Chippewa Nature Preserve	55	71	0	26	42	9
Hinckley Lake (Echo Lake Glen)	42	55	19	28	0	17
Birding spot near Burbank	145	634	64	110	81	97
Birding spot near Valley City	122	252	10	91	91	64
Birding spot near Burbank (northeast)	82	262	61	46	14	35
Birding spot near Montrose-Ghent	76	68	8	65	31	37
Birding spot near Spencer	72	61	0	51	63	2
Birding spot near Sharon Center	53	177	13	40	29	26