Mississippi National River and Recreation Area - Birds (U.S. National Park Service)

Birds and the Mississippi River
Each day, birds must find food, water, shelter, and safe places to avoid predators. A river corridor, with its rich variety of habitat, provides birds with those critical resources. The Mississippi River is also an important migratory path. Nearly 40% of migratory North American birds use all or part the river corridor during migration. The diversity of birdlife along the Mississippi River and its valley makes it a wonderful place to observe birds.

Selected Bird Species The following links provide information about some of the bird species that either inhabit or migrate through the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
Blackbird, Red-winged Bluebird Cardinal, Northern Chickadee, Black-capped Coot, American Cormorant, Double-crested Crow, American Dove, Mourning Dove, Rock (Pigeon) Eagle, Bald Egret, Great Falcon, Peregrine Finch, House Flicker, Northern Goldfinch, American Goose, Canada Grackle, Common Grebe, Pied-billed Grosbeak, Rose-breasted Gull, Herring Hawk, Red-Tailed	Heron, Great Blue Jay, Blue Killdeer Kingfisher, Belted Mallard Oriole, Baltimore Pheasant, Ring-necked Robin, American Sandpiper, Spotted Sparrow, House Starling Swallow, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, Tree Swan, Tundra Thrasher, Brown Vulture, Turkey Wood Duck Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Warbler, Yellow

What Bird was That?
Use this simple key to help identify birds in your backyard or on your visits to the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.