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CARROLL TOWNSHIP - As the clock hit 8 a.m. Friday, a Division of Wildlife staffer walked up to a door to Magee Marsh Wildlife Area s popular boardwalk area and unlocked it.
That s not usually how birding season kicks off at Magee Marsh s boardwalk, where thousands of bird enthusiasts nationwide converge in Ottawa County annually during peak migration.
It didn t matter to Rebecca Torisky.
She drove up from Marysville and stood first in line Friday, eager to see the warblers and other birds she missed last year.
Torisky normally comes up to Magee Marsh at least once a year and her trek is a much shorter trip than those taken by birds that migrate through the marsh.
Magee Marsh Boardwalk will be open for limited birding access
Visitors must register online; no signup needed for rest of park trails
CARROLL TOWNSHIP - It can be a tight squeeze to navigate through Magee Marsh Wildlife Area s winding, narrow boardwalk when visitors converge on Ground Zero of Northwest Ohio s spring bird migration.
Thousands of birders congregate at the popular Ottawa County birding site and other Northwest Ohio hot spots to get their fill of yellow-rumped warblers, ruby-crowned kinglets and warbling vireos during the birds migration peak in April and May.
To avoid a similar surge this year, birders will need a permit to access the boardwalk on selected days.
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