Many thanks to the crazy birders who braved the cold temperatures (31 degrees and wind chill of 17) on Sunday, February 14, for our Great Backyard Bird Count. And thanks to several of you who were with us in spirit and those who birded from their homes. The fifteen of us split off into two groups and birded around the Lakehouse and Jenkins Point area. As cold as it was, we were fortunate to see 30 various types of birds. Below is our species count along with a couple of pictures from our excursion for you to view.
eBird Checklist Summary for: Feb 14, 2016
(1): Seabrook Island — Palmetto Lake
(2): Seabrook Island — Jenkins Point Rd
2 Bufflehead — (1)
55 Hooded Merganser — (1),(2)
4 Double-crested Cormorant — (1)
1 Anhinga — (1)
4 Brown Pelican — (1)
1 Great Blue Heron — (2)
19 Great Egret — (1),(2)
1 Snowy Egret — (1), (2)
4 Little Blue Heron — (1),(2)
3 Tricolored Heron — (2)
2 Black-crowned Night-Heron — (2)
3 Turkey Vulture — (1),(2)
1 Osprey — (1)
2 Bald Eagle — (1)
1 Belted Kingfisher — (2)
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker — (2)
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker — (2)
3 Blue Jay — (1)
12 American Crow — (1), (2)
1 Tufted Titmouse — (2)
7 Carolina Chickadee — (2)
1 Carolina Wren — (2)
18 Eastern Bluebird — (1), (2)
2 Gray Catbird — (2)
4 Northern Mockingbird — (1), (2)
34 Yellow-rumped Warbler — (1),(2)
3 Red-winged Blackbirds — (2)
6 Northern Cardinal — (1), (2)
1 White-throated Sparrow — (2)
2 House Finch — (1)
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There has been a nice avian show off the peninsula of Palmetto Lake the last couple of days. There is a flock of at least 100 purple grackles with a few boat-tailed grackles mixed in. There is a pair of snake birds (American Anhinga) hanging out around Palmetto Lake now for about 4 months. Yesterday morning the male was chasing the female all about the lake. She was cool to him. After about five minutes he gave up and flew to the pole perch at the south end.
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