John Gallagher Memorial Birding Trail
13551 West State Route 2 / Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449
Trail is open year-round from sunrise to sunset
Just north of Ohio State Route 2, at the entrance to Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, the headquarters for Black Swamp Bird Observatory is immediately to your left. Behind the BSBO Visitors' Center is the Gallagher Memorial Trail. The trail is an easy walking trail about 1/3 mile long leading through woodland edge, second growth woods, and meadow, all of which are often good for migrants. The Gallagher Trail also provides the area's best opportunity to experience the bizarre and dazzling display of the American Woodcock. The Window on Wildlife in the Observatory’s gift shop is often a good place to see orioles, grosbeaks, and other birds visiting the feeders, and warblers and other songbirds visiting the water garden.
The BSBO Visitors' Center is a good place to stop to get the latest information on sightings and hotspots, to pick up birding area maps designed by Kenn Kaufman, to check out the fabulous selection of bird and nature books in the gift shop, and to meet fellow birders.
Trail is open year-round from sunrise to sunset
Just north of Ohio State Route 2, at the entrance to Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, the headquarters for Black Swamp Bird Observatory is immediately to your left. Behind the BSBO Visitors' Center is the Gallagher Memorial Trail. The trail is an easy walking trail about 1/3 mile long leading through woodland edge, second growth woods, and meadow, all of which are often good for migrants. The Gallagher Trail also provides the area's best opportunity to experience the bizarre and dazzling display of the American Woodcock. The Window on Wildlife in the Observatory’s gift shop is often a good place to see orioles, grosbeaks, and other birds visiting the feeders, and warblers and other songbirds visiting the water garden.
The BSBO Visitors' Center is a good place to stop to get the latest information on sightings and hotspots, to pick up birding area maps designed by Kenn Kaufman, to check out the fabulous selection of bird and nature books in the gift shop, and to meet fellow birders.