Jackson Migratory Bird Field Office, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jackson, Mississippi Field Office was established in 1986 and provides services to private citizens, federal and state agency partners, conservation organization partners such as Ducks Unlimited, Louisiana and Mississippi Wildlife Federations, Black Bear Conservation Committee, Tensas Basin Technical Steering Committee, and the Wild Turkey Federation. We also support local governments and community groups along with other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service entities.

The goals of this station are to conserve, protect and enhance Federal Trust Resources and their habitats including national wildlife refuges, wetlands, endangered species, and migratory birds. We provide biological support and scientific consultation to 28 national wildlife refuges located in Mississippi and Louisiana. This office coordinates migratory bird surveys, including mourning dove coo-call counts, mid-winter waterfowl surveys, other periodic migratory bird surveys and coordinates wood duck banding activities in both states. This office works extensively with private landowners restoring and managing wetlands through the regional Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and Mississippi Partners Program. The Jackson Migratory Bird Field Office serves as a research liaison between national wildlife refuges and U.S. biological survey and state universities, particularly Mississippi State University (MSU) and Louisiana State University (LSU).

Through work with department of agriculture agencies and position on the Lower Mississippi River Ecosystem Team's Reforestation Committee and Private Lands Committee and the Central Gulf Ecosystem Team's Migratory Bird Committee, this office helps set the direction and priorities for migratory bird habitat restoration throughout the deep south.

Wood Duck Banding Reports - Atlantic Flyway & Mississippi Flyway

What the Jackson Migratory Bird Field Office Provides

Lower Mississippi Waterfowl Survey Data

Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture "Bookshelf"
(electronic PDF documents)

Moist Soil Report (you will need Adobe Reader to view this file)