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Birding Hotspots in the US: Falls of the Ohio
Located in Clarksville, Indiana, the Falls of the Ohio State Park may be most known as the site of ancient Devonian fossil beds. Tourists come from all over to observe the many types of fossils from over 300 million years ago that can be seen in the fossil beds. The park is perhaps lesser known as a great birding hotspot in the Midwest.
Species of interest seen at the Falls of the Ohio state park include many types of shorebirds - Pectoral Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Sanderling, Baird’s Sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Spotted Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, Black Bellied Plover, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Killdeer have all been reported within the past year. Being located on the banks of the Ohio River, the park is ideal for spotting migrating shorebirds. The water levels at the park are at their lowest in August-October.
Beyond the variety of shorebirds that can be seen, there are other draws to the park for birders as well. Species of interest spotted in the park in the past year include Caspian Tern, Double-Crested Cormorant, American Kestrel, Black Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Kingfishers, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Osprey, Black-and-white Warbler, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Palm Warbler, and Green-winged Teal.
