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The Mississippi Flyway is one of the key migration routes for a wide range of birds. This route follows the in the Mississippi River all the way to the Mackenzie River in Canada.
The flyway include central Canada and the midwestern regions surrounding the Gulf of Mexico; this migration route tends to narrow a great deal in the lower Mississippi River valley. States like Missouri and Louisiana account for some of the highest numbers of bird species found in those areas. A great deal of birds also use this flyway to migrate from the Arctic Ocean to as far as Patagonia.
This route is used by birds typically because no mountains or even ridges of hills block this path over its entire extent. Good sources of water, food, and cover exist over its entire length. About 40% of all North American migrating waterfowl and shorebirds use this route.
Another primary migration route for many North American birds is the Atlantic, Central and Pacific Flyways. These other flyways merge with the Mississippi Flyway between Missouri and the Gulf of Mexico. In the northern portions of the Upper Mississippi River, the birds congregate in the Driftless Area, making use of the dams on the Mississippi.