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South Carolina: Birding the Coastal Lowlands (7 days)
Sponsored by Joppa Flats

Tue, Apr 20, 2010 - Sun, Apr 25, 2010

Location: South Carolina
Instructor: Dave Larson - Joppa Flats Education Coordinator
Audience: Adult
Fee: Adults $975.00m/ $1075.00nm

The South Carolina coastal lowlands are a premier birding destination. During our seven-day program, we will explore the area’s most productive birding venues. Our itinerary includes visits to the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge on the Georgia/South Carolina border, several wildlife management areas (e.g., Webb State, Donnelley, and Bear Island), the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge at Bull Island, Francis Marion National Forest, Congaree National Park, and the floodplain forests along the Savannah River.

Since we will be visiting so many different habitats during early spring migration, we expect to see a wide variety of birds. Our target species will include several restricted-range rarities such as Swainson’s warbler, red-cockaded woodpecker, wood stork, painted bunting, brown-headed nuthatch, and Bachman’s sparrow. Along the coastal wetlands and barrier beaches, we will see many species of waders and shorebirds; with luck, we will find a Wilson’s plover. In the extensive lowland pine/oak forests, we will see many species of southern wood-warblers including prothonotary, hooded, Kentucky, and yellow-throated. In the Allendale area, we will look for both Mississippi and swallow-tailed kites.

The additional fee for a single room is $350.

This will be a spectacular trip through a beautiful part of our country. Please call Dave at 978-462-9998 for more details and a trip brochure.

Instructions and Directions: Final payment is due March 1. Trip materials will be sent upon receipt of final payment. Cancellations made within 30 days of departure cannot be refunded or credited unless we can fill your space.

Registration is required.

Register by mail: program registration form. (PDF 66K)
Register by phone: with a credit card by calling 978-462-9998.
For your own security, DO NOT send credit card information via email.

For more information, contact:

Joppa Flats
P.O. Box 1558
1 Plum Island Turnpike
Newburyport, MA 01950
joppaflats@massaudubon.org