We checked out a couple wildlife refuges and the Gulf Coast Island National Seashore. Weather has not been the best (read: thunderstorms, tornado warnings and flash floods) and we are not quite on the schedule with prime birding. But, we have seen a couple new ones, some woodpeckers, warblers and a laughing gull. The gulls really all look very much alike but this guy earns his name by his call. We are taking a ride through the Mississippi Sandhill Crane preserve tomorrow on our way out of town to see if they will show themselves.