2023 ACE Basin NWR Combahee Unit - Winter Birding

Waterfowl At Rest

The Fripp Island Audubon Club traveled to Beaufort County to look for wintering waterfowl at the managed impoundments along the Combahee River that belong to the ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge. Cold and sunny weather proved successful for the birders as they hiked about three hours along the dikes that surround the flooded impoundments. Bald eagles perched in snag trees out by the river were a sign that there were plenty of ducks here on this day, and everyone enjoyed spotting songbirds and wading birds along the way. Roughly 1000 ringneck ducks were in one group, and they would fly up and then back down at a leisurely pace, since there is no duck hunting on the property. 

Fripp Island Birders

To view Field Trips from 2022 click Palmetto Buff Christmas Bird Count - Walterboro Wildlife Sanctuary - Bailey Mill Plantation - Niederhoff Seed Orchard - Hunting Island State Park - Botany Bay WMA - Nemours Wildlife Foundation - Cumberland Island - Harbor Island - Silver Bluff/Audubon - Phinizy Swamp - Oldfield Plantation - Dolphin Head Beach - Bear Island WMA - Widgeon Point Preserve - Port Royal Sound Foundation - Parris Island  

Grebe Vs. Coot comparison

Glossy Ibis Flyby

To view Field Trips from 2021 click  2021 Botany Bay WMA Birding - 2021 Tillman Sand Ridge- 2021 Nemours Plantation / Fall Birding - 2021 Coastal Exploration / South Fenwick Island - 2021 Hunting Island State Park / Lighthouse and Beach - 2021 Hunting Island State Park / Wildlife Sightings - 2021 Coastal Exploration / Bennett's Point- 2021 Edisto Canoe and Kayak Commission - 2021 Congaree / Swamp Plants - 2021 Congaree - Swamp Critters - 2021 Furman University - 2021 Givhans Ferry State Park -  2021 Spring Island - Reptiles and Amphibians - 2021 Spring Island / Plants and Insects - 2021 Fish Haul Beach / Wildlife - 2021 Fish Haul Beach / Vistas - 2021 Beidler Forest / Flora and Fauna - 2021 Beidler Forest - Name That Snake - 2021 Walterboro Wildlife Sanctuary - 2021 Nemours Plantation Birding