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Cinnamon Teal, etc.-Spoil Site CBC trip



We enjoyed great birding today at the Savannah Spoil Site in Jasper County, SC.  Thanks to Steve Calver of the Corps of Engineers for facilitating and playing guide.  Dennis Forsythe, Paul Champlin, Tim Kalbach, Steve Compton and a few others  attended, so there were plenty of talented spotters on the case.

Highlights:

Roseate Spoonbill - 2
CINNAMON TEAL
Eared Grebe - 7
FRANKLIN'S GULL - 3
Wilson's Phalarope - 5
White-rumped Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper - 3 or 4
Am. Avocet - 25-30
Black-necked Stilt - 2
LB Dowitcher - 2 that I recall
LOTS of peeps
Wood Storks - couple dozen
Glossy Ibis - 50-ish
White Ibis - couple dozen
Purple Gallinule - couple of folks had brief look
Peregrine, Merlin and Kestrel
Mottled Ducks - 8-ish
N. Harrier - several including a male
Common Ground-Dove - 18-20 (lead vehicle got most looks)
Blackpoll Warbler - brief look
N. Waterthrush - 2
Painted Bunting - several


Nathan Dias -Charleston, SC