[SBB] S.C. Co. Birds March

["Kendric C. Smith" <[[email protected]]>]

Bill Bousman writes:
We found 15 new species for March, most of them spring arrivals. 
This brings the composite list to 216.

Of the really common birds, the 1's, the last two on the county list 
were found in March, pretty much as expected, with a BLACK-HEADED 
GROSBEAK on 11 Mar (very early, possibly wintering) and a BULLOCK'S 
ORIOLE on 12 Mar.

The 2's came in good numbers.  Early passerine 2's were a WARBLING 
VIREO on 10 Mar, multiple BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS on 11 Mar, and a 
PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER on 12 Mar.  On 26 Mar, a bunch of salt pond 
birds were found: SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE 
(early), and CASPIAN TERN.  The 2's were rounded out with a CASSIN'S 
VIREO on 30 Mar.

A few spring 3's showed up as well, with a HOODED ORIOLE on 12 Mar 
and BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER on 13 Mar.

We had a good showing of 5's in March with four species.  A NELSON'S 
SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was a surprise in outer Charleston Slough on a 
low tide on 3 Mar.  A CATTLE EGRET was found at Calero Reservoir on 
11 Mar and additional birds were along Llagas Creek later in the 
month.  A male GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE was at Lake Cunningham on 15 Mar. 
Finally, 20 SNOWY PLOVERS were found in closed salt ponds in Alviso 
on 26 Mar.

As of the end of March there are seven 2's left and four 3's.  By 
mid-April, all but three have been found.  Although April is 
considered a month for local birds there are plenty of vagrants or 
rare migrants still to find, such as Solitary Sandpiper and Black 
Tern.  Good luck.!


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Kendric C. Smith, Ph.D.
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