North America Regional Guides – Page 9

Birds of Mississippi: Summer

Summer Birds of Mississippi (June, July, August) June: Surprisingly, shorebird migration isn’t yet over; and efforts to see these shorebirds […]

Spring Birds of Mississippi (March, April, May) March: While we should not exclude permanent and those remaining winter residents from

For the purpose of describing wildlife habitat, the Wildlife Diversity Program of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) divides

North Carolina is composed of three physiographic regions: mountains, piedmont, and coastal plain. The latter includes the narrow barrier islands

Where does one find birds in Mississippi? Just about everywhere. Many species are ubiquitous, you just can’t miss them, even

1. American White Pelican High above a reservoir, a flock of enormous birds circles gracefully in the sky, majestic as

1. Tundra Swan Measuring more than 50 inches in length with a wingspan of up to seven feet, the tundra

1. Red-cockaded Woodpecker Like many woodpecker species, this one is black and white and of medium size; both sexes have

Effigy Mounds National Monument 151 Hwy. 76 Harpers Ferry, IA 52146 (Clayton Co.) Phone: 563-873-3491 From trails along wooded bluffs

Cape Hatteras National Seashore/Pea Island NWR More than 70 miles of pristine public beach stretch from Bodie Island to Okracoke

When asked to name the best birding areas in the state the bird watchers of Mississippi were quick to name

Iowa is the gift of glaciers. Glaciers gave Iowa the matrix for its rolling prairie. Melting glaciers shaped its river