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Jefferson Parish is in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish is home to the Barataria Preserve of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and two state parks, Grand Isle and Bayou Segnette. All of these offer excellent hiking and nature trails with great opportunities for wildlife viewing and bird watching. Species included: AMERICAN AVOCET (Recurvirostra americana) • AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER (Haematopus palliatus) • AMERICAN PURPLE GALLINULE (Porphyrio martinicus) • AMERICAN WHITE IBIS (Eudocimus albus) • AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) • BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (Pluvialis squatarola) • BLACK- NECKED STILT (Himantopus mexicanus) • BLACK OYSTERCATCHER (Haematopus bachmani) • BLACK SKIMMER (Rynchops niger) • BRANDT’S CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) • BROWN PELICAN (Pelecanus occidentalis) • CLAPPER RAIL (Rallus crepitans) • COMMON LOON (Gavia immer) • DOUBLE- CRESTED CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax auritus) • DUNLIN (Calidris alpina) • GREAT BLUE HERON (Ardea herodias) • GREAT WHITE EGRET (Ardea alba) • GREATER YELLOW-LEGS (Tringa melanoleuca) • LAUGHING GULL (Leucophaeus atricilla) • LEAST SANDPIPER (Calidris minutilla) • LESSER YELLOW-LEGS (Tringa flavipes) • MARBLED GODWIT (Limosa fedoa) • MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD (Fregata magnificens) • RED KNOT (Calidris canutus) • RUDDY TURNSTONE (Arenaria interpres) • SANDERLING (Calidris alba) • SEMIPALMATED PLOVER (Charadrius semipalmatus) • SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (Limnodromus griseus) • SNOWY PLOVER (Charadrius nivosus) • SPOTTED SANDPIPER (Actitis macularius) • WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri) FREE SHIPPING IN THE US