Lake Erie Marsh Region | WHSRN.org

	Español WHSRN Home WHSRN Sites List WHSRN Sites Map Contact Lake Erie Marsh Region Site Facts Country, State, Province/Region: Ohio and Michigan, United States Relative Location: Site is at the western end of Lake Erie in Erie, Sandusky, Ottawa, and Lucas counties of Ohio and Monroe county of Michigan. Latitude/Longitude: Bounded by 41 45'N, 82 34'W; 41 24'N, 83 31'W; 41 45'N, 83 29'W; 42 01'N,83 16'W. Category: Regional Basis for Designation: More than 20,000 shorebirds annually. Size: 16,187 hectares (40,000 acres) Joined: September 2000 Site Owner/Steward: First Energy Corporation, Michigan Dept of Natural Resources, Ohio Division of Wildlife, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Site Partners: Human Population within 100 km: 314,000 Contact: Julie Shieldcastle Conservation Director Black Swamp Bird Observatory julieshieldcastle@bsbo.org Ron Huffman Wildlife Biologist Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Ron_Huffman@fws.gov Description The Lake Erie marshes provide a consistent habitat during both spring and fall migration for all groups of migrating birds utilizing wetland habitats. Shorebird usage is heavily dependent on annual habitat availability and annual management of the region's wetlands. It is unknown if shorebirds utilizing interior migration sites represent a subsample of shorebird populations, differential age movement, or separate geographic origin populations of arctic breeding species. Ecology & Conservation Photo Gallery Special Information Contact Julie Shieldcastle Conservation Director Black Swamp Bird Observatory julieshieldcastle@bsbo.org Ron Huffman Wildlife Biologist Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Ron_Huffman@fws.gov Additional Resouces About Us Conservation Photo Gallery Special Information Contact Additional Resources Printer-friendly version