10 GREAT PLACES TO WATCH BIRDS TAKE FLIGHT Got a car? Be a birder: The nation's birding trails, located along thousands of miles of U.S. highways, state routes or country roads, are prime sites for avian (and other wildlife) watching whether you're an expert or novice. "Driving and birding are two great American passions, as highlighted by David Seiderman, editor in chief of "Audubon" magazine, in a recent issue - or ask our Travel Specialists to arrange your travel to these - and more far-flung destinations - to fulfill your passion for 'birding' (and observing other wildlife). |
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Colonial Coast Birding Trail This trail, running parallel to interstate 95, "aptly weaves bird-watching into the state's historical roots, encouraging visitors to stop at Civil War forts and plantations as well as at freshwater wetlands, woodlands, and tidal rivers. (Look for painted bunting.) |
Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail Often called the great-granddaddy of birding trails, the Texas coastal trail was the first - and at approximately 2,110 miles, it's still the biggest - birding rail around. Connecting more than 300 sites along the Texas Gulf Coast, the trail boasts more than 300 species of the 600 species that exist in the state. (Look for black skimmer.) |
Great River Birding Trail Check out the available maps that feature the many "parks, overlooks and other spots where birders can search out wildlife along both sides of the 1,366-mile upper Mississippi River in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. (Look for tundra swan.) |
Southeastern Arizona Birding Trail The convergence of four distinct bio-regions - the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts and the Sierra Madre and the Rocky Mountains - provides a prime mix of habitats for more than 400 species of birds. (Look for broad-billed hummingbird.) |
Central Coast Birding Trail This beautiful coastal region is especially noted for its resident land birds and migratory water birds. Fully exploring this trail requires traveling to sites in four counties. (Look for Wilson's warbler.) |
Great Washington Birding Trail The first loop covers much of northwestern and north-central Washington,leading birders from western farmlands and alpine peaks to sweeping beaches and maple woodlands. (Look for trumpeter swan.) |
Great Florida Birding Trail The eastern section of the soon-to-be-statewide Florida trail is a network of 135 sites spread throughout 18 countries, grouped into clusters within an hour's drive of one another. Florida has 470 species of birds, including the roseate spoonbill and endangered scrub jay. (Look for swallow-tailed Kite.) |
John James Audubon Birding Trail The first 35-mile segment of trail starts at John James Audubon Park in western Kentucky and boasts a 1,775-acre waterfowl refuge along the route. Three more driving tours lead birders through agricultural fields, small caves and reclaimed mining sites, where they can check off the more than 200 species on the trail's checklist. (Look for prothonotary warbler.) |
Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail The first functioning leg of the statewide trail (more routes are planned) extends along the coastal plain -tying together more than 225 birding sites through a series of 18 driving loops that also take in the region's rich culture and history. (Look for osprey.) |
Lake Champlain Birding Trail The first birding trail to cross state lines, this trail loops for 300 miles to 87 birding sites in the two states. Because of its location in the Northeast, thousands of wayfaring birds are drawn here. (Look for pileated woodpecker.) |
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