Island Creek Mound is a publicly-accessible American Indian mound located along the Ohio River at the Island Creek Boat Ramp

Today Island Creek Mound is heavily wooded, and it stands approximately five feet above the surrounding landscape. Archaeologists have not thoroughly investigated this mound. They have not attributed this mound to a specific cultural tradition, although sources from the nineteenth century suggest that an Adena earthwork once existed nearby. Other evidence suggests that a Fort Ancient village also was close by, causing some scholars to speculate that Island Creek Mound belonged to this culture.

About Birding along the Ohio River
At this location, the Ohio-Kentucky state line is near the Ohio side of the river. Birds seen on the Ohio River are in Kentucky. The boat ramp provides a view of an island in the river. That island is part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge which is in Kentucky. When reporting birds from the Ohio hotspot use multiple incomplete checklists as described below.

Ohio eBird reviewers ask that birders keep precise state and county lists. When you are at a location where you see birds across a state or county line, we ask that you keep two incomplete birding lists, one for each side of the border.

When keeping separate checklists for different sides of a border, please follow these rules:

• For both checklists, the answer to “Is this a complete checklist of the birds you were able to identify?” must be “No“, because each list intentionally omits birds in the other geopolitical area.
• Use your exact location for birds detected on your side of the border; create a personal location directly across from you on the opposite side of the border for the birds you detect on that side. (You can also select an appropriate hotspot for either side of the border, but only if it accurately describes your location on your side or the general vicinity of the birds on the other side.)
• If you freely crossed back and forth across the border while birding, choose an incomplete Stationary or Traveling protocol for both checklists. If you could not freely cross the border while birding, use the “Incidental” protocol for the checklist on the inaccessible side. Do not use the Stationary or Traveling protocol for any lists plotted to counties, states, or provinces you did not actually bird within.
• We recommend focusing on one side of the border at a time instead of trying to keep two lists at once (you will not be able to keep simultaneous lists running on eBird Mobile if you are using tracks).