Louisiana bird watching

State Checklists:
Thayer Birding Software
Louisiana Ornithological Society
NPWRC Bird Checklists - Louisiana

Species Seen in Louisiana: 450

State Ornithological Society:
Louisiana Ornithological Society

Rare Bird Alerts:
(877) 834-2473   Statewide
(504) 834-2473   Southeast Louisiana
(337) 988-9898   Southwest Louisiana
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Electronic Mailing  Lists:
LABIRD-L: Discussion of birds in Louisiana.
Subscription: listserv@listserv.lsu.edu
Message: subscribe labird-l Your Name

Maps:
Louisiana
Louisiana Maps
Map of Counties
Maps and Geographical Information

Retail Birding Stores
Travel Guide by City

Birding Links for Louisiana:
Birding Festivals
Christmas Bird Count Database
Birding Trip Reports
Louisiana Birds
Birding Louisiana
Migration Over the Gulf
Seabirds and Whales of Louisiana
Birding in Southeastern Louisiana Gardens
Birds of Southeastern Louisiana
Southwestern Louisiana Birding

Louisiana Organizations:
Audubon Chapters in Louisiana
   Audubon in Louisiana
   Acadiana Audubon Society   Lafayette
   Orleans Audubon Society  New Orleans
The Nature Conservancy - Louisiana
Bird Study Group  Shreveport
Crescent Bird Club  New Orleans
Louisiana Birding Organizations

Important Birding Locations in Louisiana:
Hot Spots
South Louisiana Bird Guide Excellent!
America's Wetland Birding Trail - Louisiana
Southwestern Louisiana Birding Locations
Northwest Louisiana Hot Spots
US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges - Louisiana

Pete Thayer's Favorite Hot Spots:
Cameron Parish / Sabine National Wildlife Refuge
29.52 N   93.29 W
Southwestern Louisiana can be very rewarding, especially in the winter months and during spring migration. Look for Snow Geese, Peregrine Falcon, Wood Storks and Least Terns.

Grand Isle
29.15 N    90.21 W
This barrier island at the mouth of Barataria Bay may have more birds per capita than anywhere else in the US during a spring migration fallout. You should be able to find shorebirds, ducks, gulls, terns, wading birds and many songbirds in the spring and fall.

Peveto Woods Sanctuaries
29.77 N    93.51 W
This area is famous for spring "fallouts". The Gulf Coast can become littered with birds when a north wind or heavy rains force songbirds to drop into the first bush they see after crossing the Gulf of Mexico.