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Pickens County Big Day
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Pickens County Big Day
- From: SCBirder@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 08:37:54 EDT
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
On May 3, Bob Wood and I found 112 species in Pickens County. It was an
effort which carried a detailed option for turning into a full state big day
if certain minimum numbers of birds were found by 10:00. Our 10:00 total was
too low to justify the mad dash to the coast, so we enjoyed a leisurely
gathering of birds in Pickens County the rest of the day.
We were pleased with the result, which included 6 sandpiper species,
excellent looks at a Gray-cheeked Thrush, and 22 species of warbler. Our
total shared species count (for those familiar with ABA big day standards)
was 107 (95.5%). We found American Woodcocks displaying, which seemed late
for SC; that is a sight/sound I am used to in mid-December. And we watched
Dark-eyed Juncos feeding a fledgling on Sassafrass Mountain.
I hope everyone has a great time at the Carolina Bird Club meeting.
Steve Patterson
Pickens, SC
SCBirder@aol.com