This is what I call "wooded wetlands" and others may call a swamp. In many parts of the southern U.S., especially areas near the Mississippi River where I've been travelling and birding recently, this is a very common habitat. There are several birds that really thrive in this sort of habitat. Maybe for me the coolest is:
Prothonotary Warblers Protonotaria citrea is very abundant in many of these areas. They sing a loud easy to recognize song, and are a part of the auditory backdrop in these wetlands.
If the Prothonotary Warbler is the vocal, comnmon wood warbler near the ground in these areas, the treetops seem filled with Northern Parulas Setophaga americana whose ascending buzzy trill is a less piercing but just as recognizable part of the sounds of the area.
Swainson's Warblers Limnothlypis swainsonii are less common and more exciting to see, because they are very localized in their range, but seem to like the wet forests too.
Woodpeckers love these areas, with all the dead and dying trees, and this Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus is my favorite of the several woodpecker species there.
Overall I loved this habitat, and hope to return to bird there again soon.
Good birding.