Mississippi bird watching

State Checklists:
Thayer Birding Software
NPWRC Bird Checklists - Mississippi

Species Seen in Mississippi: 396

State Ornithological Society: Mississippi Ornithological Society

Rare Bird Alerts:
(228) 435-7227   Coastal
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Electronic Mailing Lists:
Mississippi listserv – MISSBIRD
A bulletin board for news, questions and information about birds and birding, especially in Mississippi and nearby areas. To subscribe, post to majordomo@listserv.olemiss.edu a message: subscribe missbird. Subsequent posts will be sent to: <missbird@listserv.olemiss.edu> Further info from listowner, Marvin Davis marvdavs@olemiss.edu

Maps:
Mississippi
Mississippi Maps
Maps of Counties
Mississippi Counties

Retail Birding Stores
Travel Guide by City

Birding Links for Mississippi:
Birding Festivals
Christmas Bird Count Database
Birding Trip Reports
Red-cockaded Woodpeckers at Noxubee

Mississippi Organizations:
Audubon Chapters in Mississippi
   Jackson Audubon Society   Madison
   Oktibbeha Audubon Society   Mississippi State
The Nature Conservancy - Mississippi

Important Birding Locations in Mississippi:
Hot Spots
Gulf Islands National Seashore  Biloxi & Gulfport
Mississippi Sandhill Crane NWR
Clinton Community Nature Center
US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges - Mississippi
Mississippi National Forests

Pete Thayer's Favorite Hot Spots:
Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
33.29 N   88.81 W
Lakes, bottomlands and pine woods make this one of Mississippi's finest birding spots. You should have no trouble finding a Red-cockaded Woodpecker along Woodpecker Trail. Visit the boardwalk at Bluff Lake too.

Gulf Islands National Seashore
31.00 N   87.00 W
The woods near Ocean Springs may be full of spring migrants and the marshes and shore nearby are great for wading birds. Least Terns and Black Skimmers nest here.

St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge
31.88 N   91.44 W
The Mississippi River forms the western boundary of the refuge. Four lakes, bottomlands and upland forests plus open fields offer a variety of habitat. The waterfowl are best seen from October to February and shorebirds are here except in the dead of winter.