Off-Site Birding
Led by Perry Nugent
November 6, 2010
Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet, SC |
| 68 species were seen on a cold, light breezy turn warm day. The most interesting were: 1 American Wigeon, 20 Lesser Scaup, 2 Buffleheads, 100 Ruddy Ducks, 3 Common Loons, 20 Northern Gannets, 1 Reddish Egret, 8 Wood Storks, 4 Ospreys, 1 fourth year Bald Eagle, 1 Northern Harrier, 1 Sharp-shinned hawk, 1 American Kestrel, 4 Purple Sandpipers, 2 Bonaparte's Gulls, 1 Greater Black-backed Gull, 10 Sandwitch Terns, 10 Caspian Terns, 100 Black Skimmers, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Palm Warbler, and 1 Chipping Sparrow. |
May 13, 2010
Savannah NWR, Hardeevile, SC |
| 63 species were seen and/or heard on a nice day. The most interesting were 4 Ospreys, 2 Swallow-tailed Kites, 30 Mississippi Kites, 30 Purple Gallinules, 10 Least Terns, 5 Yellow-billed Cuckoo's, 5 Common Nighthawks, 2 Ruby-throated hummingbirds, 10 Great Crested Flycatchers, 5 Eastern Kingbirds, 2 Red-eyed Vireos, 8 Purple Martins, 30 Barn Swallows, 30 Cedar Waxwings, 1 Northern Parula Warbler, 1 Pine warbler, 5 Summer Tanagers, 1 Savannah Sparrow, 1 Blue-grosbeak, 1 Indigo Bunting, 1 Painted Bunting, 40 Bobolinks, and 20 Orchard Orioles. |
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May 1, 2010
Moore's Landing of the Cape Romaine NWR and I'on Swamp of the Francis Marion National Forest |
| 73 species were seen and or/heard on a nice day. The most interesting were 7 Glossy Ibis, 1 Osprey, 4 Swallow-tailed Kites, 1 Mississippi Kite, 1 Black-bellied Plover, 15 Semipalmated Plovers, 6 Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Solitary Sandpiper, 3 Spotted Sandpipers, 15 Whimbrels, 5 Ruddy Turnstones, 10 Dunlin, 3 Short-billed Dowitchers, 2 Gull-billed Terns, 2 Royal Terns, 5 Common Terns, 10 Forster's Terns, 1 Least Tern, 2 Chuck-will's-widow, 100 Chimney Swifts, 2 Red-headed Woodpeckers, 10 Great Crested Flycatchers, 10 White-eyed Vireos, 30 Red-eyed Vireos, 5 Brown-headed Nuthatches, 5 Cedar Waxwings, 40 Northern Parula Warblers, 35 Pine Warblers, 6 Prairie Warblers, 10 Prothonotary Warblers, 8 Hooded Warblers, 1 Summer Tanager, 20 Eastern Towhees, 2 Blue Grosbeaks, 4 Indigo Buntings, 3 Painted Buntings, and 150 Bobolinks. |
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February 6, 2010
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge |
| 77 species were seen and/or heard in a cold, windy turning ok day. The most interesting were; 4 Gadwalls, 4 American Widgeons', 2 American Black Ducks, 1 Mottled duck, 40 Blue-winged Teal, 2 Redhead ducks, 400 Ring-necked Ducks, 1 Greater Scaup, 21 Lesser Scaup, 1 Bufflehead, 1 Hooded Merganser, 12 Ruddy Ducks, 1 Osprey, 1 adult Bald Eagle, 6 Northern Harriers, 2 American Kestrels, 1 Virginia Rail, 2 Great Horned Owls on nest, 1 Loggerhead Shrike, 1 White-eyed Vireo, 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, 2 Orange-crowned Warblers, 1 Yellow-throated Warbler, 1 Pine Warbler, 4 Black-and-white Warblers, and 20 American Goldfinches. |
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January 9, 2010
Huntington Beach State Park |
| 57 species were seen and/or heard in a cold day. The most interesting were 1 Canvasback Duck, 4 Redhead Ducks, 1 Lesser Scaup, 100 Black Scoters, 25 Buffleheads, 150 Hooded Mergansers, 10 Red-breasted Mergansers, 200 Ruddy Ducks, 2 Red-throated Loons, 20 Common Loons, 3 Horned Grebes, 3 Northern Gannets, 1 Northern Harrier, 1 American Kestrel, 1 Piping Plover, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 20 Bonaparte's Gulls 20 Savannah Sparrows, and 2 Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrows. |
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November 7, 2009
Huntington Beach State Park |
| 75 species were seen and,or heard on a cold, breezy turning sunny and warm nice day. The most interesting: 7 Green-winged Teal, 10 Surf Scoters, 1 Black Scoter, 10 White-winged Scoters, 15 Buffleheads, 30 Hooded Mergansers, 1 Common Loon, 15 Pied-billed Grebes, 2 Horned Grebes, 8 Northern Gannets, 400 Double-crested Cormorants, 5 Roseate Spoonbills, 66 Wood Storks, 1 Bald Eagle, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 Northern Harrier, 1 Merlin, 4 Semipalmated Plovers, 8 American Oystercatchers, 1 American Avocet, 25 Ruddy Turnstones, 2 Least Sandpipers, 2 Greater Black-backed Gulls, 30 Sandwich Terns, 60 Forster's Terns, 500 Black Skimmers, 20 American Robins, 2 Eastern Towhees, 10 Savannah Sparrows, 6 Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrows, 1 Seaside Sparrow, 15 White-throated Sparrows, and 4 Eastern Meadow Larks. |
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May 23
Webb Wildlife Center near Garnet,SC |
77 species were seen and/or heard on a rainy (am-noon, scattered showers
after 1 pm) day. The most interesting were 100 Little Blue Herons (rookery), 150 Cattle Egrets (rookery), 500 White Ibis (7am Caw Caw ), 1 Wood Stork, 1 Mississippi Kite, 6 Wild Turkeys, 6 Bob Whites, 1 Purple Gallinule,
6 Red-headed Woodpeckers, 2 Red-cockaded Woodpeckers ( feeding babies in nest ), 5 Eastern Kingbirds, 4 White-eyed Vireos, 3 Yellow-throated Vireos, 10 Red-eyed Vireos. 20 Eastern Bluebirds, 1 Wood Thrush, 20 Northern Parula Warblers, 10 Yellow-throated Warblers, 25 Pine Warblers, 2 American Redstarts, 10 Prothonotary Warblers, 1 Hooded Warbler, 10 Yellow-breasted Chats, 25 Summer Tanagers, 3 Bachman's Sparrows, 15 Blue Grosbeaks, 40 Indigo Buntings, 10 Painted Buntings, and 30 Orchard Orioles. |
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April 24, 2009
Francis Marion National Forest Waterhorn Area |
| 63 species were seen and/or heard on a sunny, cool, turning warm, nice day. The most interesting were: 4 Ospreys, 2 Swallow-tailed Kites, 2 Mississippi Kites, 2 American Kestrels, 4 Wild Turkeys, 2 Eurasian Collared Doves, 1 Common Nighthawk, 75 Chimney Swifts, 5 Red-headed Woodpeckers, 2 Red-cockaded Woodpeckers, 1 Northern Flicker, 8 Eastern Wood-pewees, 30 White-eyed Vireos, 25 Red-eyed Vireos, 10 White-breasted Nuthatches, 1 House Wren, 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 20 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (nest), 10 American Robins, 30 Northern Parula Warblers, 20 Yellow-throated Warblers, 30 Pine Warblers (nest), 10 Prairie Warblers, 2 Hooded Warblers, 15 Summer Tanagers, 40 Towhees, 2 Bachman's, 5 Indigo Buntings, and 10 Orchard Orioles. |
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| March 14, 2009
Santee Coastal Reserve
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77 species were seen and/or heard on a cold windy day The most interesting were; 20 Pied-billed Grebe, 1 Cattle Egret, 8 Wood Storks, 1 Gadwall, 20 Blue-winged Teal, 1 Northern Shoveler, 10 Green-winged Teal, 4 Buffleheads, 4 Hooded Mergansers, 4 Bald Eagles, 3 Black-necked Stilts, 2 Lesser Yellow-legs, 1 Caspian Tern, 10 Forster's Terns, 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 4 Red-cockaded Woodpeckers, 6 White-eyed vireos, 1 Blue-headed Vireo, 30 Brown-headed Nuthatches, 2 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 1 Hermit Thrush, 15 Yellow-throated Warblers, and 30 Pine Warblers.
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February 14
Bear Island and Donnely State Wildlife Refuges
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84 species were seen and/or heard on a cold, wet, rainy day. The most interesting were 8 American White Pelicans, 2 Anhingas, 10 Glossy Ibis, 1 Wood Stork, 150 Tundra Swans, 70 Wood Ducks, 300 Green-winged Teal, 40 Mottled Ducks, 20 Northern Pintails, 400 Blue-winged Teal, 20 northern Shovelers, 6 Gadwalls, 10 Ring-necked Ducks, 40 Hooded Mergansers, 2 Bald Eagles, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 2 American Kestrels, 25 Wild Turkeys, 1 Bonaparte's Gull, 1000 Tree Swallows, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Brown-headed Nuthatch, 1 Marsh Wren, 1 Hermit Thrush, 40 Eastern Bluebirds, 1 Loggerhead Shrike, 20 Pine Warblers, 10 Palm Warblers, 2000 Chipping Sparrows, and 60 Savannah Sparrows.
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January 17
Huntington Beach State Park
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56 species were seen and/or heard on a cold, windy, partly cloudy day. The most interesting were 12 Wood ducks, 2 Gadwalls, 2 American Wigeon, 2 Northern Shovelers, 5 Redhead Ducks (at James Island County Park at end of trip), 2 Lesser Scaup, 15 Buffleheads, 30 Hooded Mergansers, 10 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Ruddy Duck, 1 Red-throated Loon, 5 Common loons, 10 Horned Grebes, 8 Northern Gannets, 10 Black-bellied Plovers, 4 Semipalmated Plovers, 15 Willets, 6 Rudy Turnstones, 9 Red Knots, 9 (2 had Light green bands with codes H3Y and C9A), 2 Least Sandpipers, 4 Laughing Gulls, 2 Bonaparte's Gulls, 1 Blue-headed Vireo, 6 Golden-crowned kinglets, 3 Palm Warblers and 11 Savannah Sparrows including 1 Ipswich.
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November 15, 2008
Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet, SC
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58 species were seen and/or heard on a cool, very windy, cloudy, with a threat of rain, turning warm and nice day. The most interesting were 5 Hooded Mergansers, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Common Loon, 3 Great Cormorants, 100 Northern Gannets, 1 Reddish Egret, 25 Wood Storks, 1 Piping Plover, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 20 Royal Terns, 5 Sandwich Terns, 30 Forsters Terns, 100 Black Skimmers, 20 Savannah Sparrows, and 2 Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrows.
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October 11, 2008
Bear Island and Donnelley state wildlife refuges on Bennett's Pt. Rd., Colleton County, SC.
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65 Species were seen and/or heard on a cloudy day with extended periods of rain. The most interesting were 3 Glossy Ibis, 2 Wood Storks, 15 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks including 13 babies near fledgling size, 15 Mottled Ducks, 2 Blue-winged Teal, 3 Northern Pintails, 5 Ospreys, 1 adult Bald Eagle, 3 Northern Harriers, 1 American Kestrel, 12 Wild Turkeys, 1 Purple Gallinule, 6 American Coots, 20 Belted Kingfishers, 4 Pileated Woodpeckers, 1 Loggerhead Shrike, 5 Brown-headed Nuthatches, 4 Sedge Wrens, 3 Marsh Wrens, 6 Pine Warblers, 15 Palm Warblers, 1 American Redstart, and 10 Blue Grosbeaks.
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