After the deluge - South Carolina

       We enjoyed a great weekend with trip leader Warren C and fellow members of the Mearns Bird Clb from NY at Cape May and have now continued south to the Carolinas. We didn't get much birding in the past several days as we were flooded in our friends' home in New Bern, NC.

       Over a period of three days, we had 27" of rain! We finally did get a break in the weather, however, and today we visited Huntington Beach State Park below Myrtle Beach, SC. Had a number of nice birds in spite of excessively high water. Sightings included Wood storks, Avocets (image below), several different sandpipers (see Spotted sandpiper below), Clapper rails, many Great and Snowy egrets, Kingfishers, Great blue and Tricolor herons, and White ibises. Looking forward to getting more species as the flood waters abate and the temperatures moderate.