West TennesseeMississippi Flyway★★ Secondary

Middle Fork Bottoms

Underexplored bottomland east of Jackson

County
Madison
Acreage
2,300
From Memphis
1.5 hr
Habitat
Bottomland hardwood + Forked D
Bottomland hardwood + Forked Deer River

Signature birds

  • Swamp warblers
  • Waterfowl

Full guide + per-species profiles coming.

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