Dauphin Island NewsLocal news for Dauphin Island, AL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Winged "Tourists" Flock To Dauphin Island- March 7, 2008 WINGED "TOURISTS" FLOCK TO DAUPHIN ISLAND FOR SPRINGTIME SPECTACLE Some say that there is never a bad time for birding on Dauphin Island, Alabama, but there is no doubt that the annual springtime migration is why the word "wow" was invented. Beginning in early April, Dauphin Island hosts thousands of colorful winged "tourists" as they make the barrier island their first rest stop after an exhausting flight across the Gulf of Mexico from south of the border. Local bird lover Ginger Simpson...http://www.topix.net/city/dauphin-island-al/2008/03/winged-tourists-flock-to-dauphin-islan... |