need help with watching water birds (1 Viewer)

im from israel, and beacuse of israel locatoin there are millions of birds and for every lake or a fish pools there are lots of water birds(like sandpiper,stint,godwit,tatler ...). now i live in ohio and the birds are not in the lakes or rivers. someone can help with were and what inviorments to search for them ?




thank U,
omer

Hello Omer, I'm sure someone with greater experience in Ohio, will be able to help. The below is admittedly vague, but contains essential information that will help to develop more localized data, that benefits. In Ohio, for what you have mentioned and just starting out, it might be best to focus on areas around Lake Erie in the north, and the Ohio river basin in the south.

US Geological Survey study of migration routes.
Fasinating work, much is applicaple to your area
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/migratio/index.htm#table

Ohio checklist, using the "single-column checklist, grouped by difficulty code"
might be the easiest to research a specific bird, and anticipate (plan) for
http://www.ohiobirds.org/site/library/checklist/about.php

Ebird, its use coordinated with the Ohio checklist will help to anticipate and plan, so a particular species might be encountered. Using bar charts will show records of specific birds, relative location and date.
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

Research and learn about your specific bird below. Also pursue
other sources, to learn as much as possible regarding a species.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=1189

thank U ! i ment that im only star not long time ago in the US wich is tottaly different enviorment.