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| Sedge Wren in morning light |
The Fripp Island Audubon Club visited Spring Island on April 5 to look for signs of migration. Meeting ornithologist Andy Jones at the Trust Barn allowed everyone to load up onto the wagon for a trailer ride birding experience. Our travels began on the edge of land in a marshy area that is known for shorebirds and sparrows, and we saw several of each. The next stop was a maritime forest to let the group marvel at the range of species of trees that occur there. We rode by impoundments, open fields and even went to a towering hill of dirt, all in search for birds. One stop in particular was more exciting for me, since it was my first glimpse of the wood stork rookery at Spring Island. Even though I had taken the Master Naturalist class at Spring Island, the rookery was new to me! The grand finale was driving under a live oak allee' near the golf course where many warblers were flitting about in the Spanish moss and tree tops.
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| Fripp Audubon Birders |
To view past birding trips from 2024 click on Carolina Bird Club - Earth Day / Kiawah - Southeast Shorebird Festival - Hammock Coast Birding Festival - Huntington Beach State Park - Yawkey Center - Yemassee CBC - Edisto CBC
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| Wood Stork with nesting material |
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