Finding Birds in Jackson County, Illinois

Jackson County is a birder's paradise nestled in Southern Illinois, with a county list in excess of 275 species. This guide will help you locate many of these birds, including specialties like Least Tern, Mississippi Kite, Louisiana Waterthrush, and Worm-eating, Cerulean, and Prothonotary Warblers. Each of the 16 chapters will guide you to a new destination, in a search for avian targets along the mighty Mississippi River, in verdant hardwood swamps, among beautiful grasslands, and in fern-laced forests.