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Re: (fwd) RFI: South Carolina Specialties



Dear Bronx birder,

If you got a marked Red-cockaded colony site, you
probably missed them because you weren't at the trees at dawn or dusk.
Bachman's sparrow should be in the same habitat. The nearest reliable site
in SC for Swallow-tailed near Bluffton is probably the Caw Caw center in
Ravenel, south of Charleston on 17. No luck there push on up
17 to the Georgetown/Charleston county line for a dead cinch. Watch the
bugs, though, they're fierce there. Noon is the best time.

Good luck,
Steve Compton
scompton@sc.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Cook" <cwcook@duke.edu>
To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 8:46 AM
Subject: (fwd) RFI: South Carolina Specialties


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> Date:    Tue, 6 May 2003 13:34:22 -0700
> From:    Chris Lyons <cjlyons@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: RFI: South Carolina Specialties
>
> I am currently visiting my parents, who live near
> Bluffton in South Carolina, roughly equidistant
> between Hilton Head Island and Savannah.  No shortage
> of great birding spots nearby, and we've visited most
> of them during my stays.  However, time after time,
> certain species elude me, most notably Swallow Tailed
> Kite, which is supposed to breed in the vicinity, but
> is much less common than the Mississippi Kite (which
> has also yet to make an appearance on this trip,
> though I've seen it on other visits).  I've visited
> some spots in the locality which birding guides tout
> as good for Swallow-Tailed Kite, but have never had
> any luck.
>
> I know there are supposed to be some excellent places
> to see good numbers of both kite species in South
> Carolina, mainly around the Charleston area, Francis
> Marion, Santee River Delta, etc.  I have some old
> information about places to go, but am unsure as to
> how accurate it still is.  If we go up there, it's a
> fair drive, so we won't have much time for trial and
> error.  While we're there, we'd also like to try for
> Red Cockaded Woodpecker, Bachman's Sparrow, etc.  I've
> seen these on previous trips, but I'd love to see them
> again.  The Webb Wildlife Management Area, where we've
> had good luck in the past, was full of birds this
> morning, but the Red Cockaded Woodpeckers were not to
> be seen, though marked nesting trees were easily
> spotted.
>
> We have some good birding guides to the state, as well
> as good state maps, but the birding information may be
> a bit out of date--change is bound to occur over time,
> and what I'm looking for is as sure a thing as
> possible, given the distance I'm asking my father to
> drive me.  Fortunately, he also birds.  (g)
>
> We can basically manage one day-long trip this visit,
> and it's either north towards Charleston or south to
> Georgia (and the Okeefenokee Swamp, which I've never
> seen).
>
> I'm here for another week, so any suggestions made in
> the next day or so would be devoutly appreciated.
>
> Good Birding!
>
>
>
>
> =====
> Chris Lyons
> Bronx, NY
> cjlyons@yahoo.com
>
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> Charles W. "Will" Cook                  w 919-660-7423
> http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook            cwcook@duke.edu
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