Audubon Bird Sanctuary on Dauphin Island, AL
The Audubon Bird Sanctuary on Dauphin Island is renowned as one of the premier birding destinations in the United States. This unique Sanctuary features an incredibly diverse range of habitats, affording birders an opportunity to spot hundreds of different species. There are many different types of native birds residing in and around the Audubon Sanctuary’s freshwater lake, forest and swamp areas. In addition, the Gulf shore and dunes are ideal habitats for many other different types of birds. As if so many unique habitats weren’t a big enough attraction, the Audubon Sanctuary is also in a unique position in relation to migrating birds. Birds from Central and South America that migrate across the wide Gulf of Mexico find their first landfall area on Dauphin Island. While birding at the Audubon Sanctuary on Dauphin Island, you could spot any of more than 350 different species of birds in one of the most picturesque areas of Alabama.