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Caw Caw Birdwalks



The following are highlights of the three hour Saturday and Wednesday
birdwalks at Charleston County's Caw Caw park in Ravenel, SC led by Perry
Nugent at 8:30 am.

Saturday November 16, 2002.

56 species were seen and/or heard.  The most interesting were; 3 Wood
Storks, 2 adult Bald eagles, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2 Red-shouldered Hawks, 1
Barred Owl, 1 House Wren, 2 Marsh Wrens, 20 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 2
Golden-crowned Kinglets, 1 Hermit Thrush, 1 White-eyed Vireo, 1 Blue-headed
Vireo, 1 Pine Warbler,  2 Palm Warblers, 1 Prairie Warbler, 1 Chipping
Sparrow, 25 Savannah Sparrows, and 10 American Goldfinches.

Wednesday November 20, 2002.

59 species were seen and/or heard.  The most interesting were; 1 Mottled
Duck, 11 Lesser Scaup, 8 Hooded Mergansers, 1 Osprey, 2 adult Bald Eagles, 2
Northern Harriers, 2 Red-shouldered Hawks, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 3 Belted
Kingfishers, 2 Pileated Woodpeckers, 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 12 Eastern Bluebirds, 1
American Pipit, 3 Cedar Waxwings, 2 Loggerhead Shrikes, 1 Palm Warbler, 1
Field Sparrow, and 5 American Goldfinches.