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Pro Birders to Sassafras Mountain

May 03, 2017

Palmetto Pro Birders had a fantastic class last weekend with Instructor Tim Lee!  They hiked along the Foothills Trail and to the top of Sassafras Mountain, and learned to identify birds by sight and by sound along the way.  Here is the list of species they encountered:

Species List:  

Sassafras Mountain
Date: April 27, 2017
Observers: Tim Lee and SCWF Probirder Class
Start Time: 9:00am – 3:00 pm
Location(s):Top of Sassafras Mountain andFoothills Trail
Hours:  5 ½ hours on foot
Miles: ½ mile
Weather: Clear with fog moving in at 12:30pm

 35 species

Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Wood Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Black and White Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
American Goldfinch

 

Old Camp Spearhead
Date: April 28, 2017
Observers: Tim Lee and SCWF Probirder Class
Start Time: 7:00 am- 12:00 noon
Location(s): Parking Area, meadow, Lake Holiday, trail along creek back to meadow
Hours: 5 hours on foot
Miles:1 mile
Weather: Clear and cool warming by noon

40 species

Wild Turkey
Black Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Black and White Warbler
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Yellow-throated Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting


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