CarolinaBirds for Thursday, November 2, 2006

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Subject: anybody there?
From: Sfantony20(AT)aol.com
Date: 2 Nov 2006 5:51am

I have received no posts for 2 days is anybody  posting or is there something 
wrong with my mail?

Tammy  Lester
Atlantic Beach, NC


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Subject: Top 40 birding locations in South Carolina
From: "Robin Carter" <rcarter(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 2 Nov 2006 12:51pm

I have been asked to list my personal top 40 birding locations in South
Carolina. Having gone through the trouble of making up a list I have decided
to post it to Carolina Birds. There are some very good birding areas that
did not make this list. There may be a few areas on this list which are not
particularly good birding areas, but which I nevertheless like to visit. The
sites are roughly in some sort of order of preference, but very roughly.

I would like to see other birders' Top 40 lists for South Carolina.

Here is my list, for what's it's worth. For some areas I have listed more
than one spot, but these are for spots that are fairly close together and
that can be covered in a single visit:

Huntington Beach State Park and Pawley's Inlet
Savannah spoil site (limited access)
Garris Landing and Bull's Island (Cape Romain NWR)
Bear Island WMA and Donnelley WMA
Santee NWR and Santee State Park
Orangeburg sod farms
Caesar's Head State Park (Mountain Bridge area)
Sassafras Mountain and Jocassee Gorges
Congaree National Park and Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve
Savannah NWR and Savannah River boat ramps near Hardeeville
Charleston Harbor east (including Patriot's Point, Pitt St., Sullivan's
Island, Isle of Palms)
Francis Beidler Forest Audubon Center
Francis Marion NF
Carolina Sandhills NWR, Sandhills State Forest and Cheraw State Park
Fish Haul Creek Park and Pinckney Island NWR (Hilton Head)
Townville area (Anderson County)
Edisto Beach State Park and Edisto Beach beach access points
Hunting Island State Park and Port Royal Boardwalk Park
Ninety Six National Historic Site and Lake Greenwood (Greenwood County)
Cottonwood Trail (Spartanburg)
Anne Springs Close Greenway and Lake Wylie (York County)
Walhalla Fish Hatchery and Burrell's Ford (Oconee County)
Lynches Woods Park (Newberry)
Santee Coastal Reserve and Santee Delta WMA
Enoree Waterfowl Management Area (Newberry County)
Myrtle Beach State Park
Allendale farmlands and plantations (roadside birding only)
Longleaf Pine Heritage Preserve and Lynchburg Savanna Heritage Preserve (Lee
County)
Aiken State Natural Area and Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve
Lake Monticello (Fairfield County) and Parr Reservoir (Newberry County)
Dreher Island State Park
Landsford Canal State Park and Fishing Creek Reservoir
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
Silver Bluff Audubon Center
Kings Mountain parks
Folly Beach County Park and Fort Johnson (Charleston Harbor west)
Magnolia Gardens
Manchester State Forest and Poinsett State Park
Little Pee Dee State Park and Heritage Preserve
Saluda Shoals Park and Lake Murray Dam parks (Irmo)

Robin Carter
Columbia, SC USA
mailto:rcarter(AT)sc.rr.com