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<DIV ALIGN=Center><FONT COLOR="Maroon" FACE="Verdana" SIZE="+3" >Vicksburg Military Park


<BR><I><DIV ALIGN=Center><FONT COLOR="Maroon" FACE="Verdana" SIZE="+1" >The Park was named an Important Bird Area in 2005.


<BR>Ask for the Birding List at the Visitor Center


<BR><BR><DIV ALIGN=Center><FONT COLOR="Maroon" FACE="Verdana" SIZE="+1" >by Jane Frazier


<BR><BR><DIV ALIGN=Left><FONT COLOR="Yellow" FACE="Arial" SIZE="+1" >The Vicksburg National Military Park offers many miles of parkway bordered by forest and fields and an ample supply of migratory and resident birds.  Once in the park, there are numerous places where birders may wish to stop, such as the Shirley House, Sherman Circle, Thayer's Approach and Fort Hill.  Places to stop within the park are numerous. Visitors are charged $5.00 per vehicle by the Park Service.  A yearly pass of $20.00 is also available.  If you are in a large group, you will probably also want to carpool inside the park, since the number of parking spaces per site is limited.


<BR><BR>The following two links will take you to sites maintained by the National Park Service.


<BR><A HREF="http://www.nps.gov/vick/pphtml/print.html">Printable Visitor Guide to Vicksburg Military Park</A><BR><A HREF="http://nps.gov/vick">NPS Vicksburg Military Park Website</A><BR><BR>Expected Birds:


<BR>At Shirley House, Sherman Circle and Thayer's Approach, migrants such as Northern Parula Warblers, Hooded Warblers, Indigo Buntings, Mississippi Kites, Orchard Orioles and Summer Tanagers are often found, while Fort Hill offers an overlook of the Yazoo Canal and views of migrating Hawks, Herons and Wood Storks.


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