Creole Nature Trail
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| Creole Nature Trail | |
|---|---|
| Length | 180 miles (290 km) |
| Location | Louisiana, United States |
The Creole Nature Trail[1], part of Louisiana's Outback, is an All-American Road comprised of more than 180 miles (290 km) of highway including portions of Louisiana state highways 14, 82, 27, 384, and 385 in southwest Louisiana. The Creole Nature Trail was one of the first National Scenic Byways designated by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Along this distinctive series of highways a wide variety of world-famous wildlife including alligators, birds, butterflies, and fish are found.
Following Hurricane Rita a number of the facilities especially in Sabine National Wildlife Refuge are closed to the public as of February 2007 and presently in a state of recovery.
| Observable Bird Species | Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter |
| Common Loon | occasional | occasional | occasional | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | common | uncommon | common | common |
| Eared Grebe | rare | rare | rare | |
| Horned Grebe | rare | rare | rare | |
| American White Pelican | common | occasional | common | common |
| Brown Pelican | occasional | occasional | occasional | occasional |
| Magnificent Frigatebird | rare | rare | ||
| Anhinga | uncommon | uncommon | uncommon | occasional |
| Double-crested Cormorante | occasional | common | common | |
| Neotropic Cormorant | abundant | abundant | abundant | abundant |
| American Bittern | uncommon | rare | uncommon | uncommon |
| Least Bittern | common | common | common | rare |
| Great Blue Heron | common | common | common | common |
| Great Egret | common | common | common | common |
| Snowy Egret | common | common | common | common |
| Reddish Egret | rare | rare | rare | rare |
| Little Blue Heron | common | common | common | uncommon |
| Tricolored Heron | common | common | common | uncommon |
| Cattle Egret | abundant | abundant | abundant | abundant |
| Green Heron | abundant | abundant | common | occasional |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | common | common | common | uncommon |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | common | common | occasional | rare |
| Yellow Glossy Ibis | occasional | occasional | occasional | occasional |
| White-faced Ibis | abundant | abundant | common | common |
| White Ibis | abundant | abundant | common | common |
| Roseate Spoonbill | common | common | uncommon | uncommon |
| Wood Stork | occasional | occasional | ||
| Greater White-fronted Goose | common | rare | abundant | abundant |
| Ross's Goose | rare | occasional | occasional | |
| Snow Goose | abundant | rare | abundant | abundant |
| Canada Goose | occasional | occasional | occasional | occasional |
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck | common | uncommon | common | occasional |
| Black-bellied Whistling Duck | uncommon | uncommon | occasional | rare |
| Wood Duck | uncommon | uncommon | uncommon | uncommon |
| Mallard | common | rare | abundant | abundant |
| American Black Duck | rare | rare | rare | |
| Mottled Duck | common | common | common | common |
