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West TennesseeMississippi Flyway★★★★★ Must-visit

Big Hill Pond

Cypress swamp birding closest to Memphis

County
McNairy
Acreage
4,138
From Memphis
1.5 hr
Habitat
Swamp forest + beaver wetlands
Swamp forest + beaver wetlands + bottomland hardwood

Signature birds

  • Prothonotary Warbler
  • Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Full guide + per-species profiles coming.

Full written guide: See content/trips/big-hill-pond.md in the repo for habitat breakdown, trail picks, species-by-species reasoning, and April timing notes.