Directions:  To reach the Mud Pike from the waterfowl farm area, continue west on West Vernon Road for 1.3 miles to the intersection with Mud Pike (Brown Hill Road). A left turn will take you across the marsh to the bridge. Continue south on the Mud Pike and you will again intersect PA 285 (not marked; first blacktop road after bridge). Turn right (west) and proceed approximately 3.3 miles to the stoplight in Conneaut Lake. Turn right onto US 322 and drive several blocks to the edge of town. Watch for a PGC access road on the right, directly across the road from the Silver Shores Restaurant. This road follows the edge of the open marsh. Parking is available along US 322 and in a maintained lot at the end of this road. If you park in the lot, a short walk through the woods will provide views of the marsh. The Mud Pike provides easy access to extensive tracts of swamp forest located both upstream and downstream of the bridge. Species occurring here during the breeding season may include Wood Duck, Red-shouldered Hawk, Barred Owl, Pileated Woodpecker, Veery, and Prothonotary Warbler. This is also a particularly good area for migrating warblers. A large area of emergent marsh occupies the northern half of the valley in the vicinity of the Mud Pike Bridge. However, because this area has no open water, it is not especially attractive to waterfowl. During the spring and fall migration, the open marsh adjacent to US 322 attracts a variety of waterfowl. Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye, scaup, and Hooded Merganser are often in abundance. During the breeding season swallows, flycatchers, and blackbirds are conspicuous around this marsh. Blue-winged Teal and Common Moorhen frequent the patches of open water. Black Tern have nested here occasionally. The deciduous forest on the western side of the marsh features a diverse assortment of woodland species including thrushes, vireos, and warblers.