Follow Along a Warbler’s Wild River Migration

Explore migration connections with the Bird Migration Explorer!

Trouble viewing this e-mail? Try our web version. The Mississippi River: A Hemispheric Crossroads The Mississippi River, also known as the “lifeblood of America,” is a globally significant ecosystem that supports nearly 60 percent of North America’s migratory bird species. This World Migratory Bird Day, discover all the birds the Mississippi River links, from Uruguay to Missouri. Keep Reading Just north of St. Louis, Missouri, the Audubon Center at Riverlands sits at one of the most important migratory stopover sites along the Mississippi River for birds flying between the Arctic, the Mississippi River basin, the Gulf, and beyond. And for species like the Prothonotary Warbler, the Mississippi River isn’t just a stop along the way—it’s where they nest and raise their young. This habitat is essential to their survival. Birds observed at our Riverlands Center link this floodplain to more than 45 countries and territories from northern Canada to the southern reaches of Chile and Argentina. Using the Bird Migration Explorer, can you find all the birds and countries connected through the Mississippi River? Start Exploring Prothonotary Warbler. Photo: Heather Orkis/Audubon Photography Awards National Audubon Society 225 Varick Street New York, NY 10014 USA (844) 428-3826 | www.audubon.org © 2026 National Audubon Society Update your email preferences or unsubscribe