The Ohio Bird Sanctuary has been a favorite attraction for my family since my kids were young. When they were in elementary school, we’d visit with our homeschool group for field trips and on other occasions as a family. Now, I’m able to visit with my grandbabies and they love it every bit as much as my grown kids did.
It’s one of those locations near home that I love to take people to. Not surprisingly, many people who live in the area have never visited which is simply because they don’t really know what it is.
What is the Ohio Bird Sanctuary?
The sanctuary exists to educate the public about birds native to Ohio while caring for birds that were born in captivity or those born in the wild that have sustained injuries and can no longer survive in the wild.
History of the Ohio Bird Sanctuary
The Ohio Bird Sanctuary has been in existence since 1988. It started at a private residence and when it grew and needed more space, it moved to its current location, which was the former Boy Scouts’ Camp Avery Hand, and has operated there since 1995.
What Birds Can you See at the Bird Sanctuary?
Some of the resident birds include a Turkey Vulture, Barred Owl, Great Horned Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, and Peregrine Falcon. Birds of Prey are used in educational programs and are often traveling with staff from the Bird Sanctuary to schools and to offer special programs at Malabar Farm, Gorman Nature Center and Mohican State Park.
The Ohio Bird Sanctuary offers a Visitors Center, a receiving area and a medical center for birds, a walk-through songbird aviary, and hiking trials.
Meal worms are sold in the Visitor Center for those who would like to feed the songbirds in the aviary. Meal worms nearly guarantee the birds will land on your hand, but birds are very friendly so don’t be surprised by a surprise landing.
Check out the Ohio Bird Sanctuary website for more information.
Amy B
Monday 6th of April 2015
Interesting place. I love birds. When I lived in Costa Rica, I went bird watching and saw tons of gorgeous birds! Now I follow different bird groups, and I even support petitions to protect birds through Change. org There was a man who was arrested for saving two bald eagles who had fallen from their nest and were injured. He took them to a bird sanctuary and apparently, it's against the law to move an eagle. He finally had his name cleared. One of the injured eagles has been released back into the wild and the other will be shortly. Crazy that someone who obviously only cared about the welfare of a couple of birds to take them to professional bird handlers risked his good name and freedom. Thank you for sharing this this post! Amy New reader from A to Z Challenge http://amybovaird.com/e-is-for-elephant/