Numerous other recreation areas, natural areas, parks, and local sites are examined for their good birding in all seasons - 59 sites in all. But the state wound up with some of the best birding sites: Lake Chicot, Devil's Den, Pinnacle Mountain, Village Creek, Bull Shoals, Mount Nebo, Cossatot River, and many other state parks. The Corps of Engineers reservoirs are numerous. Francis National Forests offer excellent birding Wapanocca, Overflow, Holla Bend, Big Lake, White River, and Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuges are all treated in the guide. The federal government has been busy in Arkansas: many sites in Ozark, Ouachita, and St. Each season, particularly spring migration, brings a new suite of interesting birds. Mississippi Kite, Greater Roadrunner, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Bell's Vireo, Swainson's Warbler, Painted Bunting, Bachman's, Rufous-crowned, and Harris's Sparrows, and Lapland Longspur are all found in Arkansas. The thrill of exploration and the joy of discovery are at the very core of why we bird - and when we're dutifully following the binocular crowd, no matter how great the birds are, we're missing something. Britain - Site & Tourist Guides, Walkers Mapsġ995.
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