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Tchefuncte River Mouth and Environs

Louisiana  >  United States

Short road covering town, marsh, river and lake front habititats with a history of 239 species notable for diverse species.

Tillagd* av Kindred Hodge
Senast uppdaterad 12 mars 2026
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Beskrivning

The Tchefuncte River Mouth in Madisonville contains a nice sample of south Lousiana habitats in a short distance. The route includes small town residentail and ball fields. Continuing the road follows the Tchefuncte River edge between river views and marsh. It ends with a boat launch giving excellent views of the river mouth and Lake Pontchartrain. The boat launch conveniently allows views of trees, scrub, marsh, river mouth and lake from one spot.

In winter Swamp Sparrow, Marsh Wren can be seen along the marsh area as well as egrets, herons and gulls along the river side. Northern Harrier and Bald Eagle can be present over the marsh. Wooded areas at either end of the path may have Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Blue-grey Gnatcatcher. Bufflehead, Lesser Scaup are common at the lake and river mouth.

Summer birds include Eastern Kingbird, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Green Heron, Purple Martin and Black-bellied Whistling-Duck. Osprey and Common Yellowthroat occur all year.

Detaljer

Tillgänglighet

The Tchefuncte River Mouth road is located in Madisonville, Louisiana at the end of LA 1077/Main Street. Fom I-12 take either the LA 21 or LA 1077 exit to Madisonville following Covington St. and St. John St. then right on Main. From LA 22/Emerald Drive turn south on Main in Madisonville. There is no public transport available. Ride sharing may be available. Parking is limited with many spaces at the boat launch, a small number at the T. Rivers bar and restaurant and plentiful in Madisonville. For most of the road there is no shoulder and pull offs may be muddy. Press a P on the map for directions.

Allow 1.5 hours to cover the area with the most time spent at the river mouth and lake.

Terräng och habitat

Skog , Våtmark , Stad/by , Park , Flod , Vassar , Sjö

Förhållanden

Platt , Sumpigt , Öppet landskap , Risk för högvattten

Rundtur

Nej

Tubkikare behövs?

Kan vara användbart

Bästa säsong för skådning

Året runt

Bästa tid för ett besök

Vinter , Sommar , Höst

Rutt

Asfalterad väg

Hur ansträngande vandring

Lätt vandring

Nås

Bil

Fågeltorn / plattform

Nej

Extra information

This site has produced an unusual number of rarities for the area including Vermilion Flycatcher, Long-tailed Duck and a Sage Thrasher in the last few years. Nelson's Sparrow has been found near the T- Rivers parking lot.

The road may become impassable due to high tides. If the road is blocked with high water signage do not attempt to go down the road.

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