Apr 14 2021
Birds, Beaches & Bays

Birds, Beaches & Bays

Presented by Cleveland Museum of Natural History at Sheldon’s Marsh State Nature Preserve

INSTRUCTORS: JUDY SEMROC AND LARRY ROSCHE
Join Museum naturalists as we check out two particularly important Ohio birding sites. We will start at Sheldon’s Marsh, a 470-plus-acre mecca of shoreline and marsh habitat along Sandusky Bay, and search for the incredible variety of bird species attracted to this wetland system. Our next stop will be the 573-acre Old Woman Creek State Nature Preserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve. This site features a number of terrestrial and aquatic habitats, including a barrier sand beach, marshlands, upland forests, and more.

FIELD TRIP INTENSITY
Moderate, some hills
WHAT TO WEAR AND BRING
Hiking boots and clothing befitting the weather, field gear, water, snacks, lunch, sunscreen if needed, binoculars, camera, hiking poles if desired. If it has been raining, trails may be muddy.

Admission Info

Members: $35

Nonmembers: $50

Dates & Times

2021/04/14 - 2021/04/14

Additional time info:

Meeting Location: Sheldon’s Marsh State Nature Preserve

*Please note that the trip will start at this location, but guests will have to drive themselves to the second location at Old Woman Creek State Nature Preserve for the second portion of the trip.

Field trip intensity: Moderate, some hills

What to wear and bring (if out of the ordinary): Hiking boots and clothing befitting the weather, field gear, water, snacks, lunch, sunscreen if needed, binoculars, camera, hiking poles if desired. If it has been raining, trails may be muddy.

Location Info

Sheldon’s Marsh State Nature Preserve

2715 Cleveland Rd. W. (US 6) Huron, OH 44839, OH