Audubon Delta - Mississippi

Lake Mars Pier, Ocean Springs, MS

Audubon Coastal Bird Survey (ACBS)

Join Audubon volunteers to count and document coastal bird species. This survey pulse gauges the health of coastal bird populations and provides valuable data for addressing the conservation needs of coastal waterbirds that breed, migrate and winter along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Duration: 1.5 hour

Site Type: Mainland Beach with natural shoreline

Site Description: This site has a large pier on one end, and a natural sandy shoreline adjacent to a small marsh. The most common birds are Brown Pelicans, Laughing Gulls, and a variety of terns which fish over the open water and rest on the pier. The marsh vegetation and shoreline attract herons and egrets, along with a variety of passerines.