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See how many you can find and check off the list. n In a typical year, more than 400 different species can be spotted in this area, a true birders’ paradise! Southwest Louisiana, including Calcasieu and Cameron parishes, with its prairies, marshes and coastal habitats, attracts many migratory birds from the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Birds can be seen year round; however, fall, winter and spring are the best seasons for birding in Southwest Louisiana.
American Avocet
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Sandhill Crane
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Osprey
Neotropic Cormorant
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Eastern Towhee
Semipalmated Plover
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Laughing Gull
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For more information, please check out the websites listed below or visit the bureau:
Greater Yellowlegs
Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau 1205 N. Lakeshore Drive Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-436-9588 • 800-456-7952 VisitLakeCharles.org/Birds
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Royal Tern
Roseate Spoonbill
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Swainson’s Thrush
Sora Rail
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Dickcissel
Killdeer
Snowy Egret
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Black Skimmer
Great Blue Heron
Red-tailed Hawk
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Black-necked Stilt
Crested Caracara
Hooded Warbler
Reddish Egret
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Carolina Wren
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Herring Gull
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Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Kingbird
Green Heron
Least Tern
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Blue-winged Warbler
Black Tern
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Black-bellied Plover
Belted Kingfisher
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Rain gear is advisable with the unpredictable Southwest Louisiana weather in the spring and winter months. Since summers can be extremely hot and humid, water, sunscreen and insect repellent are items that should be carried when traversing into Louisiana’s remote areas.
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VisitCameronParish.org
CreoleNatureTrail.org
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Tricolored Heron
Vermilion Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
White-faced Ibis
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Willet
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-throated Vireo
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