Turtle Creek Estuary
Turtle Creek Estuary
Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449
Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449
eBird Bar Charts by Season
Entire Year
Spring Migration (Mar-May)
Breeding Season (Jun-Jul)
Fall Migration (Aug-Nov)
Winter (Dec – Feb)
eBird Hotspots
Turtle Creek Estuary–Lemon Rd. Bridge
Coordinates: 41.5879562, -83.1642938
eBird links: Hotspot map – View details – Recent visits
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Turtle Creek Fishing Access
Coordinates: 41.6049322, -83.1526959
eBird links: Hotspot map – View details – Recent visits
My eBird links: Location life list – Submit data

About Turtle Creek Estuary
The Turtle Creek estuary may be viewed from two locations.
- Turtle Creek Fishing Access
Please, do not park on OH-2, but use the parking area west of the bridge on the north side of OH-2 - Turtle Creek Estuary–Lemon Road Bridge
There is a bridge across the estuary on Lemon Road where it intersects with Duff-Washa Road and Zenser Road. West of this bridge the estuary may be viewed from either Duff-Washa Road or Zenser Road. Zenser Road. has much less traffic.
When conditions are right the exposed mudflat east of the Lemon Road bridge often hosts shorebirds. While the mudflat is best viewed from Duff-Washa Road there are No Parking signs posted there. Please, park on Lemon Road across the bridge and walk to Duff-Washa Road.