Mobile-Tensaw Delta

Excellent

Mobile-Tensaw Delta — second-largest river delta in the US, bottomland hardwood swamp and cypress-tupelo brakes at the head of Mobile Bay. Water oak, swamp chestnut oak, bald cypress, water tupelo, and loblolly pine on natural levees. Exceptional oyster mushroom on water oak snags; chicken-of-the-woods; summer chanterelles on higher ground. Blakeley SP, W.L. Holland WMA, Upper Delta WMA for access.

Trees:Bald Cypress Water Oak Swamp Chestnut Oak

Updated Oct 11, 5:14 AM MT

AI Conditions Report

AI-generated · verify in field

The Mobile-Tensaw Delta grades Excellent: 66°F soil has held above threshold all 7 days, and 1.61" of rain this week (2.33" over 14 days) has kept moisture steady at 0.28 VWC today against a 0.29 seven-day average. There's no drought and no limiting factor, so this is a wide-open flush window. Choice edibles at high confidence include chanterelles (including smooth), hen of the woods, chicken of the woods, black trumpets, oysters (including elm and aspen), lion's mane, honey mushrooms, hedgehogs, blewits, wine caps, and giant puffballs. Woody and shelf species like turkey tail, beefsteak polypore, and artist's conk are also fully in play. The model flags lethal species at high confidence too, including death cap, destroying angel, and deadly galerina. They're fruiting alongside the good stuff, and the lookalike overlap in the delta's mixed hardwood and bottomland habitat is real, so ID rigor matters. The snowline and SWE data are irrelevant at sea level, so ignore them. Watch for any sharp drop in the 7-day moisture average or a cold front pulling soil temps well below the mid-60s, as either would be the first sign of the flush tapering. Hot tip: Work the oak and elm-dominated hummocks and stream-edge hardwoods first. Chanterelles, hen of the woods, and oysters should all overlap there, so you can fill a basket from one loop.

Generated by Claude (Anthropic) from the structured weather, soil, and phenology data on this page. The LLM can misread edge cases — treat this as a starting hypothesis, not a guarantee. Always verify conditions on the ground before committing to a long drive.

Foraging Potential95/100

✅Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

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