CHILTON LANDING (EMINENCE
CITY ACCESS)
a.k.a. Chilton
(Joshua T.) Access
Edge Wade, summer 2016
1 acre Shannon Co.
DeLorme 55, I-8
GPS: 37.152843, -91.354288
Owned by City of Eminence; for more information call 417-256-7161
(MDC) or 573-226-3521 (City of Eminence)
Directions: In Eminence at the junction of MO 19 and MO
106, go east on MO 106 less than a tenth of a mile to the park entrance on the
left (north).
ADA Information: The entrance road, parking lots and two boat
ramps and walkway to the restroom provide solid surfaces.
When to
Visit/Species to Expect: The
limited habitat here offers a challenge. The small number of reports includes a variety of species that indicates
this site is worth a stop when in the neighborhood.
Sightings have included Wood Duck, Chimney Swift, Belted Kingfisher,
Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Phoebe, Fish and American Crow, Northern Rough-winged
Swallow, Purple Martin, Warbling Vireo, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Dark-eyed
Junco, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Summer Tanager and Baltimore Oriole.
Features of
interest to birders: The access is within a city
park that includes a baseball field and mowed area. The boat ramps allow views (limited) of the
Jacks Fork River. Trees and shrubs along
the river and the borders of the park provide some bird-friendly habitat to
explore.
Toilets: 1 flush toilet in the park
Camping: None
Hazards/Limitations: None noted other than potential flooding.
Nearby Birding Sites: Buttin Rock Access*, Rocky Creek CA* (38,000
acres in multiple tracts), Current River SP*, Echo Bluff SP*, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Sunklands CA,
Angeline CA.
