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birding at Congaree Swamp National Monument



This morning I spent a few hours visiting Congaree Swamp National Monument,
RIchland County, SC, to check out the new entrance road and new visitors'
center, and to see the progress of the spring migration. My visit was
interupted in early afternoon by 50 mph winds, but the morning walk around
the Board Walk loop and the Bluff Trail were pretty good birding.  Here is
my day list (for CSNM only):

Black Vulture -- 1
Turkye Vulture -- 2
Red-shouldered Hawk -- 2
Chimney Swift -- 3
Belted Kingfisher -- 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker -- 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -- 1
Downy Woodpecker -- 5
Hairy Woodpecker -- 2
Pileated Woodpecker -- 6
White-eyed Vireo -- 3
Yellow-throated Vireo -- 2
Blue-headed Vireo -- 2
Red-eyed Vireo -- 1
American Crow -- 2
Fish Crow -- 2
Carolina Chickadee -- 5
Tufted Titmouse -- 20
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -- 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -- 3
Hermit Thrush -- 4 (in song!)
Northern Parula -- 35
Yellow-rumped Warbler -- 10
Yellow-throated Warbler -- 3
Pine Warbler -- 4
Black-and-white Warbler -- 1
Louisiana Waterthrush -- 1
Common Yellowthroat -- 1
White-throated Sparrow -- 2
Common Grackle -- 30


Robin Carter
Columbia, SC
rcarter@sc.rr.com