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Santee Coastal Reserve, 2/21/02
- To: Carolinabirds <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Santee Coastal Reserve, 2/21/02
- From: Chris Hill <chill@kingfish.coastal.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 12:32:27 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Scouting for some Tideland Bird Festival field trips, Ritch Lilly and I
took a quick spin around Santee Coastal, in Charleston County SC, this
morning. I had to leave before Ritch; he may have some more to add to
this.
Good numbers of waterfowl, a fair bit of song in the air, and a lot of
activity everywhere. As Ritch had promised, we saw BALD EAGLES and WOOD
STORKS, and two PEREGRINE FALCONS directly over us, close enough to hear
wingbeats, were another highlight. RED-COCKADED WOODPECKERS, while
expected there, are always a treat.
I didn't actually count waterfowl; numbers are "estimates" (that is, total
guesses based on unreliable memory, suitable for recreational use only)
Pied billed Grebe 40
Brown Pelican 2
Double-crested Cormorant 800
Great Egret 75
Snowy Egret 5
Great Blue Heron 4
Tricolored Heron 20
Little Blue Heron 5
White Ibis 45
Wood Stork 3
Am. Black Duck 2
Am Wigeon 2
Gadwall 1
N. Pintail 20
N Shoveler 45
Blue-winged Teal 1
Green-winged Teal ?500?
Scaup (no count - I missed these)
Bufflehead 2
Hooded Merganser 150
Bald Eagle six sightings, at least 3 recognizable
individuals
N. Harrier 3
PEREGRINE FALCON 2 adults, flying close together
Black Vulture 4
Am. Coot 200
Gr. Yellowlegs 9
RB Gull 15
Caspian Tern 30
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 3
Downy Woodpecker 4
Red-cockaded Woodpecker 5
N. Flicker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 2 (Ritch)
Ea. Phoebe 1
Crow sp. 2
Tree Swallow 12
Carolina Chickadee 3
WB Nuthatch 1
Brown Headed Nuthatch 8
Carolina Wren 1
Marsh Wren 3 heard only, ID?
Ruby Crowned Kinglet 1
Pine Warbler 25 singing
YR warbler 10
C. Yellowthroat 4 singing
E. Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 40
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 2
White throated sparrow 2
C. Grackle 1
Red-winged Blackbird 25 singing
BT Grackle 20 singing
Also picked up
Turkey Vulture
Barred Owl
Am. Kestrel
Red-tailed Hawk
E. Meadowlark
on the drive down.
Christopher E. Hill
Department of Biology
Coastal Carolina University Ph: 843.349.2567
P.O. Box 261954 Fax:843.349.2201
Conway, SC 29528 E: chill@coastal.edu
"You can see a lot just by observing." - Yogi Berra