Local nature

Birds of the coast

A growing collection of birds found around the shoreline, marshes, bayous, and neighborhoods of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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Year-round

Resident birds

Close portrait of a great blue heron in warm sunlight — Great blue heronA close look at one of the coast’s most familiar wading birds.

Seasonal visitors

Migratory birds

Adult tern holding a small fish beside a juvenile tern on the shoreline — Least tern and juvenileLeast terns nest in protected colonies from late March through August. They travel thousands of miles from Central and South America to nest and raise their young on the sandy shores of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Photo by Kaylin Bruening.

A flock of American white pelicans taking flight over coastal water — American white pelicansAmerican White Pelicans visit Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast during the winter months, typically arriving around November and staying through early spring.

For local birders

Local birding resources

Mississippi Coastal Birding Trail Audubon Coastal Stewardship Delta Mississippi Coast Audubon Coastal Bird Stewardship Program