2023 Fripp Island - Fripper II Boat Trip

Shorebird Line Up on a Long Dock

The Fripp Island Audubon Club held its annual Birdwatching by Boat field trip on Oct. 5, leaving from their own Marina aboard the Fripper II pontoon boat. The Captain steered us towards likely spots to see shorebirds, wading birds and birds of prey. The warm temps and clear skies made this an ideal day to cruise around the creeks, and even getting stuck on a sandbar for a bit was nothing stressful, since the tide was rising. Osprey, bald eagles, herons, gulls and tons of shorebirds were spotted, identified and tallied. A total of 32 species were sighted with over 800+ total birds. This was the beginning of the Fall / Winter calendar for Fripp Audubon birders.

Wet Osprey in a snag Pine Tree

To view 2023 Birding trips click on Wings Over Beaufort -  Sea Island Shorebird Festival - Beidler Forest - Harbor Island- Kiawah Island -  Webb Wildlife Center - Whooping Crane Pond - Jarvis Creek Park - Caw Caw Bio Blitz - Hammock Coast Birding Festival  -  Botany Bay WMA - Pinckney Island NWR - ACE Basin NWR Combahee Unit

To view Field Trips from 2022 click on 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  

Looking for Birds on the Fripper II