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Congaree Swamp



    Went on Simon Thompson's Birdventures tour ( www.birdventures.com ) of
Congaree Swamp on Sunday, after camping at Sesquicentenial State Park near
Columbia, SC.
At one point, we had a Swainson's Warbler in full view in front of us, a
Mississippi Kite above us, a Summer Tanager in the tree canopy, and a
Yellow-billed Cuckoo singing nearby. It just doesn't get any better than
that!
Aside from numerous butterfly and dragonfly species (Id'ed by Larry Ferrar
and Simon T.) I had the following (table by Avisys www.avisys.net)

SPECIES SEEN
>From 5/11/2002 to 5/12/2002 ~ All Places ~ 46 seen
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
Mississippi Kite
Red-shouldered Hawk
NEW WORLD QUAIL
Northern Bobwhite
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Mourning Dove
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
OWLS
Barred Owl
NIGHTJARS
Chuck-will's-widow
Whip-poor-will
SWIFTS
Chimney Swift
HUMMINGBIRDS
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
WOODPECKERS
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing
WRENS
Carolina Wren
MOCKINGBIRDS AND THRASHERS
Northern Mockingbird
GNATCATCHERS
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
CHICKADEES AND TITS
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
NUTHATCHES
White-breasted Nuthatch
CROWS AND JAYS
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
VIREOS AND ALLIES
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
WOOD WARBLERS
Northern Parula
Pine Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Hooded Warbler
TANAGERS AND ALLIES
Summer Tanager
SALTATORS, CARDINALS AND ALLIES
Indigo Bunting
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
////---- STATISTICS ----/////
Species seen - 46

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-Russ Palmeri
Asheville, North Carolina
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Fog and rain, the sky
touching the new green treetops,
a lone warbler sings