Dauphin Island Times

The Great Backyard Bird Count wrapped up this weekend across the US. Dauphin Island participants reported nearly 500 sightings of 43 different species. The most popular species on Dauphin Island: the Double-crested Cormorant, with 80 sightings. Eastern Bluebirds, Eurasian Collared-Doves, Killdeers, Northern Harriers, Orange-crowned Warblers, Pine Warblers and Reddish Egrets were the rarest species sighted.

The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all levels in counting birds and reporting their results to create a mid-winter snapshot of the numbers, kinds, and distribution of birds across the continent. Participants count birds for as little or as long as they wish during the four-day period and tally the highest number of birds of each species that they see at any one time. At the Great Backyard Bird Count web site, they fill out an online checklist to submit their counts. Read more about the Great Backyard Bird Count

Also check out their online photo gallery. And finally, here is the report from Dauphin Island's participants.