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Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park

13,000 acres of Mississippi River bluffland — hardwood bottomlands and upland oak-hickory ridges. Quiet, big, birdy.

Species here
37
Best months
3
Apr · May · Jun
Access
Free day-use
Habitat
3
bottomland forest · woodland · river

Signature birds

SB
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
“Golden Swamp Warbler”
YR
Barred Owl
Strix varia
“Hoot Owl”
YR
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
“Lord God Bird (informal; properly the Ivory-bill)”
YR
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
“Woodie”

Also seen here

SB
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
“Pee-zay bird”
M
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
“Candelita (Spanish — "little candle")”
M
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
“Zebra Warbler”
M
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
“BTNW (birder abbreviation)”
M
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
“Broadwing”
M
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
“Pleased-to-meetcha”
YR
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
“Bluebird of Happiness”
YR
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
“Towhee”
YR
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
“Big Cranky”
SB
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
“GCF”
YR
Great Egret
Ardea alba
“Great White Egret”
YR
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
“Hoot Owl”
WV
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
“Swamp Angel”
SB
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
“Hoodie”
SB
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
“Blue Canary”
SB
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
“Kentucky”
SB
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
“LOWA (birder abbreviation)”
M
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
“Maggie”
YR
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
“Yellowhammer”
SB
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
“Parula”
M
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
“Teacher Bird”
SB
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
“Preacher Bird”
YR
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
“Bottomland Hawk”
M
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
“Firebird (folk)”
SB
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
“Summer Redbird”
M
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
“Tennessee”
SB
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
“Whip-John-with-it”
YR
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
“Turkey”
M
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
“Forest Flute”
SB
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
“Rain Crow”
WV
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
“Butter-butt”
SB
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
“YTVI (birder abbreviation)”
SB
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
“YTW”