and other colonial water birds built about 6,100 nests on Rabbit Island — more than 16 times the number biologists had expected, a news release from the Louisiana Coastal Protection and ...

The birds are a big attraction on the island. “My estimate on a yearly basis, anywhere from 2,500 to 5,000 birders come to Grand Isle,” Landry said. “This is a Louisiana water thrush,” a ...

A patient in Louisiana is the first in the U.S. with ... followed by more than 30 percent of North America’s water and shore birds. (Photo by Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) At ...

The Mississippi River flyway is a migration route followed by more than 30 percent of North America’s water and shore ... This week, bird migration throughout Louisiana is forecasted to be ...

CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS ... soaring just inches over the water. For such a huge bird, they seem to prefer coasting rather than flapping.” Get there early with a picnic basket and ...

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - The Louisiana Department of ... A viruses that usually spread between birds, not people. Wild water birds are the hosts of avian influenza A viruses.

The titles should resonate with birders across Louisiana as spring’s bird-watching season gets in gear. I didn’t aim to be definitive. This isn’t a list of the best bird books of all time ...

This week, bird migration throughout Louisiana is forecasted to be high. In relation to this, 251 million birds are expected on the night of April 23, 272 million birds are expected on April 24 ...