Gravine Island

Gravine Island

Gravine Island is a small, sparsely populated island in Baldwin County, Alabama. It is found in the Tensaw River about four miles (6.4 km) north of Interstate 10 and Mobile Bay.

The island is a nesting site for various species of turtle found in and around the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta. The endangered Alabama red-bellied turtle also lays eggs on the island. [1] The island is mostly covered in brush and trees but has about 200 feet of sandy beach at the north end created by dredging spoil[2]

Biologists have spotted nesting bald eagles around the island as well as at other locations in the delta. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Dute, Jeff (May 16, 2010). "Outdoors notebook: Even Gravine Island beach has oil boom". AL.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ Key, Watt. "A Swamp Writer's Guide To The Delta". Mobile Bay Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Raines, Ben (February 12, 2013). "Alabama's bald eagles are back from the brink, with more than 100 nesting pairs". AL.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.

Coordinates: 30°47′08″N 87°55′45″W / 30.785465°N 87.929103°W / 30.785465; -87.929103

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