Galliard Lake Sunrise
by Catherine Sherman
Title
Galliard Lake Sunrise
Artist
Catherine Sherman
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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"Galliard Lake Sunrise, Audubon Bird Sanctuary, Dauphin Island, Alabama" by Catherine Sherman.
The sun rises over Galliard Lake in the Audubon Bird Sanctuary on Dauphin Island, Alabama.
Dauphin Island is considered one of the top four locations in North America for viewing spring bird migrations. The Sanctuary consists of 137 acres of maritime forest, marshes, and dunes, including a lake, a swamp, and a beach. The three-mile trail system within the Sanctuary is a National Recreational Trail. The refuge is at the Eastern end of Dauphin Island, a 14 mile-long barrier island south of the Alabama mainland Gulf Coast.
The Sanctuary is an important habitat because it is the largest segment of protected forest on the Island and the first landfall for neo-tropical migrant birds after their long flight across the Gulf from Central and South America each spring.
Featured in "SunriseSunsets" group (04/04/2021)
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April 3rd, 2021
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