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| Cattle & Snowy Egrets |
We crossed over Mobile Bay on the ferry to Dauphin Island for our month stay for Spring bird migration. Many birds that winter in South and Central America cross the Gulf of Mexico and this is the first land in the U.S.
Our Campground is adjacent to the Audubon Bird Sanctuary and we walked the trails every day to see what birds had arrived. We had two big "fall outs" where the cold fronts stopped migration and hundreds of birds fed on the many insects in the area. Absolutely fabulous birding!!
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| Great Horned Owl, a daily observation, one day there were 3 |
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| Gaillard Lake at the Audubon Sanctuary |
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| One large Alligator at the lake and Great Blue Heron |
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| Protonotary Warbler looking for lunch |
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| Found it!! |
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| How could Ty NOT take another photo of these beauties |
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| Peregrine Falcon high in the pine tree checks out an intruder, a Merlin |
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| Eastern Bluebirds look like they are checking out nest sites |
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| Magnolia Blossom and Bud |
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| Worm-eating Warbler |
We went with birding friends we had met in Texas two years ago to Shell Mound Park (built on Oyster Shells that the Indians piled hundreds of years ago). It is quite a migrant trap. Someone put corn out for the Indigo Buntings.
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| Blue-winged Warbler |
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| Swainson's Warbler, a rare treat |
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| Louisiana Waterthrush |
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| Hooded Warbler |
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| Summer Tanager, all tuckered out from flight |
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| Painted Bunting |
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| Indigo Bunting |
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| Red-eyed Vireo grabs a wasp |
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| Prairie Warbler, note breeding plumage red on back |
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| Worm-eating Warbler |
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| Yellow-throated Vireo |
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| A tree frog gets kicked out of his hiding place by the birds |
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| Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
Our next door neighbor couldn't keep up with all the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds that were coming in.
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| Cerulean Warbler |
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| Green Anole |
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| Blue Grosbeak |
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| Kentucky Warbler |
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| Swainson's Warbler |
We are looking forward to another two weeks on Dauphin Island. When we aren't birding we are enjoying the white sandy beaches along the Gulf. This is sunrise over the oil rigs and if you look carefully, you will see a Northern Gannet flying.
Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann
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