Gaillard Island

Gaillard Island is a dredge disposal island located in Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama. The island is an important site for colonial nesting seabirds and shore birds in coastal Alabama and has been the only nesting site for brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in Alabama - first discovered in 1983.

Read more about Gaillard Island:  Geography, History, Ecosystem, Threats To The Island, Sporting

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