Gulf Coast wildlife

8 03, 2017

Discover the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail

By |2017-03-08T16:22:51+00:00March 8th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

Do you enjoy watching wildlife? Do you carry binoculars in your car and keep a notebook of the birds you see along the way? The Alabama Coastal Birding Trail offers avid birdwatchers the opportunity to view an abundance of birds, including those pelicans that fly in formation over the water and the great blue herons that feed at the water’s edge. Starting in northern Baldwin County, the trail includes the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta Loop where birders may spot yellow-crowned night herons, [...]

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10 11, 2016

Is your beach turtle-friendly?

By |2016-11-10T19:04:47+00:00November 10th, 2016|Blog|0 Comments

You know about the Alabama sea turtles, right? The females make their way hundreds of miles each year to the beach where they hatched so that they can lay their own eggs in the same nesting spot. From May through October, these creatures become our neighbors. And they are very vulnerable ones. When the eggs hatch, the hatchlings follow the light to the warm Gulf of Mexico waters to begin their own trek. But beach lighting, such as parking lot [...]

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26 10, 2016

Saying Goodbye to the Sea Turtles

By |2017-12-20T04:33:15+00:00October 26th, 2016|Blog|0 Comments

More sea turtle hatchlings have made it to the relative safety of the Gulf of Mexico from our beaches than in years past, according to Mike Reynolds, turtle czar for Share the Beach, the Alabama sea turtle conservation program. As of September, approximately 14,000 sea turtle hatchlings had emerged from nests along the Alabama Gulf Coast, but Reynolds reminds us the season is not over yet. “Higher numbers are being reported all along the northern Gulf Coast, from here to [...]

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