Santee Coastal Reserve on 2-10

[Jack Peachey <ppaw@sccoast.net>]

Hi Carolinabirders,
	Yesterday, Paul Rogers, Gary Phillips and I headed to Santee Coastal
Reserve in Charleston County for some all day birding.  We were there from
9:30AM to about 4:30 PM.  Meet up and birded much of the time with CBC
member Linda L. from Mt Pleasant.  Sorry Linda but I simply couldn't retain
your last name. It was a gorgeous day and the 73 species were certainly
gratifying even though nothing spectacular materialized. 
Pied-billed Grebe-20
Brown Pelican-10
Double-crested Cormorant-15
Anhinga-10
Great Blue Heron-5
Great Egret-15
Snowy Egret-2
Little Blue Heron-3 two adults one immature
Tricolored Heron-6
Green Heron-1
White Ibis-25
Glossy Ibis-4
Wood Stork-1
Canada Goose-4
Green-winged Teal-8
Am. Black Duck-6
Mottled Duck-4
Mallard-6
N. Pintail-20
Blue-winged Teal-30
Am. Wigeon-2
Ring-necked Duck-100
Bufflehead-10
Hooded Merganser-5
Ruddy Duck-50
Black Vulture-7
Turkey Vulture-20
Bald Eagle-5 mostly immatures using aging characters mentioned in the
latest issue of birding there were at least two BasicI or Basic II birds;
one basic III bird one that appeared to be more juvenile and an adult.
N. Harrier-3 one adult male, one immature & ?
Cooper's Hawk-1
Red-tailed Hawk-1
Clapper Rail-1 heard only
Am. Coot-about 1,000
Lesser Yellowlegs-1
Short-billed Dowitcher-1
Ring-billed Gull-1
Caspian Tern-3
Mourning Dove-6
Belted Kingfisher-3
Red-bellied Woodpecker-3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker-2
Downy Woodpecker-1
Hairy Woodpecker-2
Red-cockaded Woodpecker-6
N. Flicker-3
Pileated Woodpecker-3
Tree Swallow-over 100 but could have been much more
Blue Jay-2
Am. Crow-2
Carolina Chickadee-5
Tufted Titmouse-6
White-breasted Nuthatch-1
Brown-headed Nuthatch-8
Carolina Wren-4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet-1
Gray Catbird-1
E. Bluebird-2
Hermit Thrush-2
Am. Robin-12
Cedar Waxwing-4
Blue-headed Vireo-1
Yellow-rumped Warbler-15
Pine Warbler-10
N. Cardinal-4
E. Towhee-5
Chipping Sparrow-500
Song Sparrow-1
Swamp Sparrow-1
White-throated Sparrow-5
Red-winged Blackbird-80
Boat-tailed Grackle-2
Common Grackle-10

On the way home we had a Eurasian Collared Dove on a wire over highway 17
in Georgetown.  Amusingly it was keeping a distainful distance from its
citified cousins the Rock Dove.

Good birding, good company,

Jack






Jack Peachey
Conway, SC