Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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Crown City Wildlife Area (Crown City WA)

Directions:  From Proctorville, OH, on State Route 7, take State Route 775 North to Scottown, OH.  Alternately, at Miller, OH, on State Route 7, take State Route 217 West to its intersection with State Route 775 at Scottown, OH, and turn right onto 775.  From the intersection of State Routes 775 and 217 go about 4 miles and bear right onto Lawrence County Road 2.  Go about 2.5 miles and turn right (at an old blockhouse) onto Co. Road 63.

Description:  This site is an 11,000 acre reclaimed mined area donated to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.  The site is primarily mixed grassland and forest, with small ponds present.  The grassland areas are excellent for observing Northern Bobwhite, Blue Grosbeak, Dickcissel, Grasshopper Sparrow, Henslow's Sparrow during the nesting season.  Northern Harrier and Short-eared Owl are present in winter.