Birding spots · Ohio

Best Birding Spots in Wood County, Ohio

Wintergarden/St. John's Nature Preserve leads Wood County's birding spots with 145 species reported, best in spring. 21 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
Wintergarden/St. John's Nature Preserve	145	2,565	45	138	83	97
Otsego Park	124	203	43	78	51	50
Sponsler Property Acquisition - Cricket Frog Cove	115	252	15	111	44	18
Orleans Park	113	385	64	78	57	45
Island View Park	108	90	13	98	10	48
Mary Jane Thurston State Park	99	175	27	57	44	55
Nature Trails Park	89	90	23	83	13	5
Maumee River Weir Rapids Wildlife Area	88	155	8	53	46	58
North Baltimore Reservoir	86	217	33	68	10	44
Van Tassel Wildlife Area	80	74	13	64	30	15
W W Knight Nature Preserve	77	117	18	58	31	18
Cedar Creeks Preserve	77	61	21	70	1	8
Rudolph-Savanna Preserve	75	72	7	74	13	4
Black Swamp Preserve	73	110	27	58	32	29
Buttonwood Island	72	111	26	36	30	29
Peregrine Pond	65	103	16	33	9	54
Baldwin Woods Preserve	57	52	11	48	21	1
Simpson Building & Garden Park	28	72	8	20	18	7
Birding spot near Perrysburg	84	101	25	50	32	52
Birding spot near Bradner	79	79	16	48	36	40
Birding spot near Rossford (Lime City)	47	64	17	38	17	14