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current temperature, wind direction, and average wind conditions and wind
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- Wind Surfing
- Bird Watching
- Wetland Nature Habitat
- Picnicking
A
bird lover's paradise, this park is listed as site #47 on the Alabama Coastal
Birding Trail. It is located in the Alabama Port community about a mile north
of the Dauphin Island Bridge. Many species of local and migratory birds visit
this park in the spring and fall to take advantage of its fresh water and to
shelter themselves among the trees and reeds. Pelicans are ever present,
soaring on the wind-wave formed as bay breezes blow up against and over dense
stands of pines. Herons, egrets, osprey, gulls, and terns stalk the shoreline
while bluebirds, killdeer, red-wing blackbirds, woodpeckers, kingfishers, and
other locals live among the reeds, trees, and artificial nesting
boxes.
Playground
equipment and covered picnic tables with grills are available for family fun.
The area is also very popular with windsurfers and people wading for crabs,
mullet, and flounder. Others just enjoy the relaxation that comes from sitting
and staring out over the bay watching ocean going ships and barges as they make
their way up and down the ship channel. |
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