331. Upper Mississippi River refuges, Iowa and Illinois
The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge and other public lands offer many great birding opportunities.
Brian “Fox” Ellis
Brian “Fox” Ellis is a storyteller, an author, and a naturalist who performs as John James Audubon, Charles Darwin, and Meriwether Lewis. Fox is a highly sought keynote speaker at regional and international conferences including the International Wetlands Conservation Conference, National Science Teachers Association Conference and the North American Prairie Conservation Conference, et al. Fox is also the Artistic Director for Prairie Folklore Theatre, a unique theatre company that celebrates ecology and history through original musical theatre productions. He is the author of 16 books, including the critically acclaimed Learning From the Land: Teaching Ecology Through Stories and Activities, (Libraries Unlimited, 2011) and the award-winning children’s picture book The Web at Dragonfly Pond, (DAWN Publications, 2006).
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307. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, Alabama
This 35,000-acre refuge on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama is great for waterfowl and Whooping Cranes in winter and migratory birds in spring and fall.
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304. Emiquon Preserve, Lewistown, Illinois
This floodplain and two adjoining national wildlife refuges are designated as a Wetland of International Importance.