By Curtis Ross
SPECIALTY BIRDSThere is a pair of Bald Eagles nesting in the area, and on occasion you will see them flying over the Reservoir. The Osprey is another bird that you may see here. Pileated Woodpeckers are fairly common in the woods near the entrance. Least Bittern and King Rails may be seen.
Kayaking near Pipeline Rd. Photographs S AndingSUMMERExpected Birds Common woodland species during the summer
include Carolina Wren, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted
Titmouse, Cardinal, Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, Blue
Jay, Red-bellied and Downy Woodpeckers, White-eyed Vireo,
Yellow-throated Vireo, Yellow-breasted Chat, Summer
Tanager, Orchard Oriole, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Prothonotary Warbler, Eastern Wood Pewee, Acadian
Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher, Northern Parula,
Black-and-white Warbler, Pine Warbler, Common
YellowThroat, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Eastern Towhee. Birds
that you would expect to see on the Reservoir side of the
road include Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Green Heron,
Anhinga, Common Moorhen, Purple Gallinule, Wood Duck, R Other Possible Birds Other birds that you might see include Pileated Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Yellow-throated Warbler, Coopers Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Least Bittern, King Rail, Bald Eagle, Osprey, Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl. WINTER Expected Birds Common woodland species during the winter include Carolina Wren, Carolina Chickadee, TuftedTitmouse, Cardinal, Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, Blue Jay, Red-bellied, and Downy Woodpeckers, Northern Flicker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-headed Vireo, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Pine Warbler, Eastern Towhee. Birds that you would expect to see on the Reservoir side of the road include Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, Ring-necked Duck, Green-winged Teal, Gadwall, Bufflehead, Northern Shoveler, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Belted Kingfisher, Marsh Wren, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow. Raptors include Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks, Northern Harrier, American Kestrel. Other Possible Birds Other birds that you might see include
Brown Creeper, Common Snipe, Greater and Lesser Scaup,
Common YellowThroat, Coopers Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk,
Merlin, King Rail, Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl. SPRING MIGRATIONExpected Birds Common woodland species during spring migration include American Redstart, Magnolia Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Indigo Bunting, Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Birds that you would expect to see on the Reservoir side of the road include Tree Swallow, Little Blue Heron, Cattle Egret. The elusive King Rail and Purple Gallinule (above).FALL MIGRATIONExpected Birds Common woodland species during spring migration include Yellow Warbler, American Redstart, Magnolia Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler. Other Possible Birds Other birds that you might see include
Nashville Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Golden-winged
Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler, Philadelphia Vireo,
Warbling Vireo. DIRECTIONSFrom the Natchez Trace in Ridgeland, go north on the Trace about 10 miles and take the Highway 43 exit. Go east approximately 1.5 miles. On the left just before the Reservoir bridge is the entrance. Turn left onto the dirt road. This is the beginning of Pipeline Road. From Highway 25 (Lakeland) in Jackson, go north on Highway 25 approximately 12.5 miles past the Castlewoods entrance. Take the Highway 43 exit, and go left (west) over Highway 25 approximately 4.5 miles. There is a sign for the Pearl River Waterfowl Refuge on the right immediately after you cross the Reservoir bridge. Turn right onto the dirt road. This is the beginning of Pipeline Road. Don’t forget to fill out a visitor card at the entrance to let the managers of the Refuge know that the Refuge is being used for birding. |
ed-winged
Blackbird, Eastern Kingbird, Belted Kingfisher. Raptors
include Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks.
