In the Cleveland region Jim McCarty has put together a pretty good resource
on Cleveland.com that shows the locations.  In general, if the location is
well known and established no one bothers with more than a shorthand
description, but if the location is unique or new a detailed description is
usually included.

A few locations are confusing though.  Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve
has has 3 prior names and all are sometimes used.  Edgewater is a big park
and the sub locations are not always well defined.  Boat ramp, Pavilion,
and Perkins Beach overlook, may be confusing but are indeed different
places..

In Geauga Lake and Lorain counties there is a lot of short hand,  Heaven
forbid if another rarity shows up at the Mew Gull Marina, in Fairport.

But if you email the poster for specifics they are generally happy to
provide additional details on location.  Many people now have smart phones
so you may even get a reply if they are in the field.  It is also
legitimate to post to the list asking for directions.

The Lake Erie Birding group on FB is another good resource for those
interested in the areas in the part of the state nearer to the lake.  That
group does not confine itself to Lake Erie, but the vicinity which may go
well inland.

Haans




On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 4:45 PM, Paul Hurtado <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Hi Jean (and everyone else),
>
> I second Paul Gardner's suggestion to try and use google maps (
> http://www.google.com/maps), which works well more often than not, but I
> also wanted to add some useful links for eBird Hotspots:
>
> Ohio Hotspots Wiki:  http://ohioebirdhotspots.wikispaces.com/
> eBird Tool: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/hotspot-explorer/
>
> Also, feel free to email whoever mentioned an unfamiliar area for more
> information, or (if you're on Facebook) ask in the relevant groups there,
> e.g. the groups "Birding Ohio" (
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/BirdingOhio/)
> or "Central Ohio Birders" (
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/CentralOhioBirders/).
>
> Good birding,
> -Paul Hurtado
> Columbus, OH
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Paul Gardner <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Welcome to Ohio Birds!
> >
> > The lack of details in locational
> > Hi Jean,
> >
> > Welcome to Ohio Birds!
> >
> > The lack of details in locational information is a perennial complaint on
> > the list. We will try to do better, but inevitably we will fall back into
> > our old bad habits. There are a few resources that will help.
> >
> > First, if you put any place name followed by "OH" into the Google search
> > box, you will often get a useful result. Wendy Park, for example, comes
> > right up.
> >
> > Second, there is a birding site guide on the Ohio Ornithological Website.
> > Use the "Library" menu. <
> > http://www.ohiobirds.org/site/library/sites/about.php>
> >
> > Finally, you can try the Ebird hotspots. Many of the places will be found
> > there.
> >
> > Happy birding,
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > Paul Gardner
> > Columbus, OH
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >  From: P.J. Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 1:33 PM
> > Subject: [Ohio-birds] Request for more site location
> >
> >
> > Hello --
> > I am new to the list, so those of you familiar with places and locations
> > may know the site locations automatically.  It would be helpful for me
> (and
> > maybe others) if nearby towns were mentioned as well in the posts.
> > To list a park (Wendy Park?) or only county roads with nothing to
> > reference them to, leaves me unable to look at a map to see if they are
> > anywhere near me.
> > Thanks very much for your help!
> >
> > Jean Johnson
> > in NE Ohio
> >
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