One thing about the Florida Panhandle and west to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach over in Alabama, the Midwest takes over come January and February with an annual flocking of what the locals call (and they themselves, including us) "SNOWBIRDS."
Everywhere you go, there are cars from every Midwest state (and quite a few from Ontario). Wear a hat or shirt with the name of a Midwest team, college or pro, and you are sure to strike up a conversation with some one.
Some of these folks arrived as early as November, but most arrive around the beginning of January.
The rates at the motels and condos are pretty low then. And, these birds bring the bucks that the local economy needs during the off season.
Everyone of these birds we talked, however, to say this is the coldest winter they can ever remember.
This is our third year of birding it south, and I'm sure not our last.
Even a Cold Season at the Beach is Still Better Than Our Illinois Winter. --RoadDog
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