Android onConfigurationChanged not being called

I am having trouble with telling Android to not call onCreate() when the orientation changes. I have added android:configChanges="orientation" to my manifest but still when the orientation changes onCreate() is called. Here is my code.

AndroidManifest.xml

<activity android:name="SearchMenuActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar" android:configChanges="orientation"></activity>

SearchMenuActivity.java

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    // Set the current layout to the search_menu
    setContentView(R.layout.search_menu_activity);

    Log.d(TAG, "onCreate() Called");
}
@Override
public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
    //don't reload the current page when the orientation is changed
    Log.d(TAG, "onConfigurationChanged() Called");
    super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
}

And my LogCat Output

06-23 12:33:20.327: DEBUG/APP(2905): onCreate() Called
//Orientation Changes
06-23 12:33:23.842: DEBUG/APP(2905): onCreate() Called

Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? Thanks.