Daily Magee Marsh Guided Trip

Activity Level: MODERATE: requires substantial walking
Dates: Every day of the festival
Time: First trip from 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Second trip from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  
Fee: Free with festival registration; just show your name badge to participate
Meeting Location: Meet at the white Division of Wildlife tent
​Click here for a map showing the location of the tent ​

Black Swamp Bird Observatory has dubbed Oak Harbor, OH “The Warbler Capital of the World," and with just a brief visit anytime from early to mid-May you'll discover why! Warblers "drip" from the trees, many dangling invitingly at eye level along a well-maintained boardwalk. But it can get quite crowded. So these trips were created with two goals in mind:

1) To reduce the number of people on the boardwalk.  
2) To introduce birders to the other wonderful places to go birding on the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area!

Groups will split up and visit either the Crane Creek Estuary Trail or the Wildlife Beach at the east end of the area. Both of these areas have hosted Kirtland's Warblers and dazzling concentrations of migrants. Every day during the event, a number of experienced guides will be leading these walks starting from the west entrance of the boardwalk. ​​