Where: Louisiana

What: America's Wetland Birding Trail will help visitors explore some of Louisiana's most productive natural places along the coast and expose them to some of the best birding in the country. The trail begins at the Texas border and follows seven scenic byways through 22 counties along Interstate 10 to the Mississippi border.

The trail's 115 sites introduce visitors to a variety of Louisiana's coastal habitats, including fresh and saltwater marshes, cheniers, upland pines, riparian hardwood forests, cypress-tupelo swamps, bottomland hardwood forests, open meadows, lagoons, canals, borrow pits, and natural bayous, to name a few. Associated with these diverse habitats are an exceptional array of birds and other wildlife. In addition, America's Wetland Birding Trail also exposes visitors to some of Louisiana's unique history and culture.

Look for: See thousands of migratory waterfowl that flock to the region every year or just revel in the area's spoonbills, herons, ibises, eagles, Osprey and many more. Visit Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge on the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Scenic Byway-Florida Parishes Loop to see the Red-cockaded Woodpecker, one of our nation's few officially endangered bird species.