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Sat 3/11 Sandhill Cranes, LeConte's Sparrows



Saturday, March 11, Santee NWR Pine Island Unit, pre-dawn to 8 AM:
Some early arrivals, but still predominately wintering species.

American Bittern 1 flying in from lake edge, not flushed
Gr. Egret 2 
Gr. Blue Heron flying in pairs
Wood Ducks also paired up
King Rail 1 very vocal and also relatively tame
Am. Coot 25+
Gr. Yellowlegs 1
C. Snipe 35+
Killdeer 2
Osprey pair gathering nesting material
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
G-cr Kinglet 1
Common Yellowthroat first singer of the morning
Pine Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
LeConte's Sparrow 7, one very cooperative
Savannah Sparrow 30+
Swamp Sparrow 40+
Song 10+
White-throated a few heard 
Field Sparrow some singing
E. Meadowlark
R-winged Blackbird
Am Goldfinch

Donnelly WMA, Colleton Co., @10:30-11:30 AM:

Anhinga 2 
Little Blue Heron adult with breeding plumes
Wild Turkey displaying
Sandhill Crane 4 circling noisily
Red-shouldered Hawk
Sedge Wren 1
Bl-gray Gnatcatcher several
R-cr. Kinglet
Wh-br. Nuthatch "singing"
White-eyed Vireo several singing
Gr. Catbird 1
N. Parulas 6+ heard
Yellow-throated Warbler several
C. Yellowthroat singing
Bachman's Sparrow 1 singing
Chipping Sparrows still flocking
Song Sparrow

Bear Island WMA, Colleton Co., @ noon to 2:00 PM:

Pied-billed Grebe
D-cr. Cormorant
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Gr. Egret
Gr. Blue Heron
T. Swan 1
Mottled Duck
N. Shoveler
Blue-winged Teal
Gr-winged Teal
Am. Wigeon
Ruddy Duck
Am. Kestrel
N. Harrier
Bald Eagle adult, 2 young on nest
Osprey
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Caspian Tern
Forster's Tern
Glossy Ibis 8 
White Ibis 1
King Rail 5-6 calling
Am. Avocet 24
Sh-b. Dowitcher 40+
Gr. Yellowlegs 3
L. Yellowlegs 30+
Dunlin 1
Least Sandpiper 2
Bl-bellied Plover 20+
C. Snipe
Tree Swallow 200+
L. Shrike
E. Bluebird
Marsh Wren singing
C. Yellowthroat
Boat-tailed Grackle
R-winged Blackbird
  (no Seaside Sparrows singing yet?)

Tim Kalbach
grebe@mindspring.com
Columbia, SC