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Horry County, SC Birds
- To: "Carolinabirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Horry County, SC Birds
- From: "Ritch Lilly" <myrtlebeachbirder@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 19:28:23 -0400
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I checked the northern coast of Horry County, SC very briefly this evening.
I was actually looking for a Red Knot which, I'm embarrassed to say, I still
don't have for my Horry County list. Although I had no luck with the knots,
there was a bird or two of interest around the southern end of Waites
Island. (Being private, I actually had to scope the birds there from the
north end of Cherry Grove Beach.) There were four Lesser Black-backed Gulls
in a large mixed group on that extreme southern end of Waites. A couple of
Great Black-backeds were thrown in for comparison. Additionally, an adult
Northern Gannet was spotted offshore. This was the first gannet I'd seen of
the fall.
A stop by the Myrtle Beach wastewater treatment plant yesterday produced
five duck species. They included Mallards, Wood Ducks, Green-winged Teal,
Northern Shovelers and the first Ring-necked Ducks of the season for me as
well.
Good Birding!
Ritch Lilly
Myrtle Beach (Horry County), SC
scbeachbums@hotmail.com