Birds and Blooms Extra – September 01, 2019

62 birdsandblooms.com SEPTEMBER EXTRA 2019

TRAVEL

Walk among

tupelo and bald

cypress trees at

milepost122.

THINGS TO DO

Take a leisurely drive, bike

ride or hike along any

portion of the 444-mile

Natchez Trace Parkway

and see why folks love

this scenic, historic road.

Meandering through

Mississippi and parts of

Alabama and Tennessee,

the parkway boasts

activities like camping,

bird-watching, fishing,

horseback riding or

simply soaking up

nature’s quiet beauty.

Before you visit, check

nps.gov/natr, for special

events and info.

Let Natchez Trace take your stress away.

Natchez Trace

Parkway

TOP: TOM BEAN; BOTTOM: JACOBH/ISTOCK

Jumpontheboardwalktrailatmilepost

122 andtakea30-minutewalkamong

toweringtupeloandbaldcypresstrees

intheCypressSwamp.Thetreesthrivein

thewaterybogs,hostingwaterfowlandother

wildlifesuchasfrogs,snakesandalligators.

BringbinocularstoLeFleur’sBluffState

Park,whereyou’llspotmigratingbirds,

plusnestingthrushes,warblersand

tanagers.Afterward,takeastrollthroughthe

MississippiMuseumofNaturalSciencetosee

interpretiveexhibitsaboutnativebirdlife.

Withoneofthelargestspecieslistsofany

siteinMississippi,St.CatherineCreek

NationalWildlifeRefugeisapopular

hotspotforbirders.Visitinlatesummertosee

thousandsofwoodstorksroostinthecypress

treesatdusk.

Threewildlife-friendlystops

alongNatchezTraceParkway.

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Mississippi’s

Best Drive