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29°54′37″N 90°00′27″W / 29.91019°N 90.00755°W / 29.91019; -90.00755 Brechtel Park is a 120 acre urban park in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans.^[1]^[2] The park was founded in 1971 using funds from the Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, and is maintained by the New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways.^[2]^[3] Brechtel is a stop on the Barataria Loop of America’s Wetlands Birding Trail.^[2]^[4]

The Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism lists the birds living in or seasonally visiting the park as including: great blue, little blue, and green herons; great and snowy egrets; yellow-crowned night herons; white ibis; wood ducks; tree swallows; Mississippi kites; red-shouldered hawks; broad-winged hawks; mourning doves; yellow-billed cuckoos; barred owls; eastern screech owls; red-bellied, downy, hairy, and pileated woodpeckers; great crested flycatchers; white-eyed, yellow-throated, red-eyed, and blue-headed vireos; blue jays; barn swallows; Carolina wrens; Carolina chickadees; tufted titmice; summer tanagers; northern cardinals; sharp-shinned hawks; yellow-bellied sapsuckers; northern flickers; eastern phoebes; golden-crowned and ruby-crowned kinglets; hermit thrush; cedar waxwings; orange-crowned and yellow-rumped warblers; and white-throated sparrows.^[4]

References

^ Lin, C.J. (2009-03-07). "A Jewel of New Orleans". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2010-09-25.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "Friends of Brechtel Park". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
^ "City of New Orleans - Department of Parks and Parkways". Retrieved 2010-09-25.
^ ^a ^b "Louisiana's birding trails". Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism. Retrieved 2010-09-25.

External links

[jewel-1] Lin, C.J. (2009-03-07). "A Jewel of New Orleans". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2010-09-25.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[FoBP-2] "Friends of Brechtel Park". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2010-09-25.

[cityofNO-3] "City of New Orleans - Department of Parks and Parkways". Retrieved 2010-09-25.

[tourism-4] "Louisiana's birding trails". Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism. Retrieved 2010-09-25.

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+'''Brechtel Park''' is a 120 acre [[urban park]] in the [[Algiers, New Orleans|Algiers]] neighborhood of New Orleans.<ref name="jewel">{{cite news | first = C.J. | last = Lin | title = A Jewel of New Orleans | date = 2009-03-07 | url = http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/westbank/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1236406938277260.xml&coll=1 | work = [[The Times-Picayune]] | accessdate = 2010-09-25 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="FoBP">{{cite web | url = http://www.brechtelpark.org/ | title = Friends of Brechtel Park | accessdate = 2010-09-25 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110501155005/http://www.brechtelpark.org/ | archivedate = 2011-05-01 }}</ref> The park was founded in 1971 using funds from the Federal [[Land and Water Conservation Fund]], and is maintained by the New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways.<ref name="FoBP" /><ref name="cityofNO">{{cite web | url = http://www.nola.gov/parks-and-parkways/ | title = City of New Orleans - Department of Parks and Parkways | accessdate = 2010-09-25}}</ref> Brechtel is a stop on the [[Barataria Bay|Barataria]] Loop of America’s Wetlands Birding Trail.<ref name="FoBP" /><ref name="tourism">{{cite web | url = http://www.louisianatravel.com/louisiana-birding-trails | title = Louisiana's birding trails | accessdate = 2010-09-25 | publisher = Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism}}</ref>
+The Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism lists the birds living in or seasonally visiting the park as including: [[Great blue heron|great blue]], [[Little blue heron|little blue]], and [[Green heron|green]] herons; [[Great egret|great]] and [[Snowy egret|snowy]] egrets; [[yellow-crowned night heron]]s; [[American white ibis|white ibis]]; [[wood duck]]s; [[tree swallow]]s; [[Mississippi kite]]s; [[red-shouldered hawk]]s; [[broad-winged hawk]]s; [[mourning dove]]s; [[yellow-billed cuckoo]]s; [[barred owl]]s; [[eastern screech owl]]s; [[Red-bellied woodpecker|red-bellied]], [[Downy woodpecker|downy]], [[Hairy woodpecker|hairy]], and [[Pileated woodpecker|pileated]] woodpeckers; [[great crested flycatcher]]s; [[White-eyed vireo|white-eyed]], [[Yellow-throated vireo|yellow-throated]], [[Red-eyed vireo|red-eyed]], and [[Blue-headed vireo|blue-headed]] vireos; [[blue jay]]s; [[barn swallow]]s; [[Carolina wren]]s; [[Carolina chickadee]]s; [[Tufted titmouse|tufted titmice]]; [[summer tanager]]s; [[northern cardinal]]s; [[sharp-shinned hawk]]s; [[yellow-bellied sapsucker]]s; [[northern flicker]]s; [[eastern phoebe]]s; [[Golden-crowned kinglet|golden-crowned]] and [[Ruby-crowned kinglet|ruby-crowned]] kinglets; [[hermit thrush]]; [[cedar waxwing]]s; [[Orange-crowned warbler|orange-crowned]] and [[Yellow-rumped warbler|yellow-rumped]] warblers; and [[white-throated sparrow]]s.<ref name="tourism" />
-'''Brechtel Park''' is an urban park located on the west bank of the Mississippi River in the Algiers section of Orleans Parish. In 1971, 112 acres were acquired with an LWCF grant of $711,845.
-==Resources==
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9znfU-CFTzA&feature=channel_page Brechtel Park youtube video]
+== External links ==
+*[http://www.friendsofbrechtelpark.org./ Friends of Brechtel Park]
+*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9307312470&v=info Friends of Brechtel Park's facebook page]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9znfU-CFTzA&feature=channel_page Brechtel Park youtube video]
 *[http://nutrias.org/photos/citycouncil/troycarter/troyphoto.htm Councilmember Troy Carter Photographs of Brechtel Park]
-*[http://nola.live.advance.net/picayunes/t-p/wbpicayunes/index.ssf?/base/news-16/1235025524316200.xml&coll=1 Brechtel Park's slow recovery blasted: Residents want action at Algiers landmark]
+*[http://nola.live.advance.net/picayunes/t-p/wbpicayunes/index.ssf?/base/news-16/1235025524316200.xml&coll=1 Brechtel Park's slow recovery blasted: Residents want action at Algiers landmark]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
-*[http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/westbank/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1236406938277260.xml&coll=1 'A JEWEL OF NEW ORLEANS': Hurricane-battered park returning to full flower]
+*[http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/westbank/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1236406938277260.xml&coll=1 'A JEWEL OF NEW ORLEANS': Hurricane-battered park returning to full flower]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
 *[http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/03/post_6.html Brechtel Park to host free concert with Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday]
 *[http://www.nola.com/living/index.ssf/2010/09/post_37.html Brechtel Park sculpture of American Indian undergoing repairs]
 *[http://www.nola.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2010/06/post_17.html Brechtel Park sculpture needs a little TLC]
-*[http://www.nola.com/picayunes/t-p/wbpicayunes/index.ssf?/base/news-19/127035852595010.xml&coll=1 Brechtel Park is a jewel on the West Bank]
+*[http://www.nola.com/picayunes/t-p/wbpicayunes/index.ssf?/base/news-19/127035852595010.xml&coll=1 Brechtel Park is a jewel on the West Bank]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
-==External links==
-*[http://www.brechtelpark.org./ Brechtel Park]
-*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9307312470&v=info Friends of Brechtel Park's facebook page]
+[[Category:Parks in New Orleans]]
-{{Uncategorized|date=September 2010}}