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Location Cape Romain NWR--Bulls Island
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Owner David McLean

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  3
  • Distance:  17.9 mi

Checklist Comments

Conducting the ongoing Bulls Island waterfowl/shorebird survey. Effort: 4.15 mi (one way) and 1 hr by ferry plus 11.2 mi and 2 hr by vehicle plus 2.5 mi and 5 hr 15 min by foot. Weather: overcast, misty/foggy early, and cool; temps 67 F to 75 F; NW winds at 10 mph. High tide was forecast to be 5.7 ft at 9:04 AM.
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Totals

58
Species Observed
998 individuals

Observations

  1. Wood Duck

    Number observed:  2

  2. Mourning Dove

    Number observed:  5

  3. Clapper Rail

    Number observed:  14

  4. Sora

    Number observed:  1

  5. Common Gallinule

    Number observed:  61

    Details

    All over the island.

  6. American Coot (Red-shielded)

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    Black rail, white bill.

  7. Black-bellied Plover

    Number observed:  9

  8. Semipalmated Plover

    Number observed:  160

    Details

    Likely underestimated from a large flock of uniformly sized and shaped shorebirds seen at distance on the wing where only about a quarter could be positively identified before the flock landed out of sight.

  9. Marbled Godwit

    Number observed:  3

  10. Spotted Sandpiper

    Number observed:  1

  11. Willet

    Number observed:  204

    Details

    Many lining a private dock along the Intracoastal Waterway at high tide.

  12. Greater Yellowlegs

    Number observed:  2

  13. Ruddy Turnstone

    Number observed:  29

    Details

    Most beachfront, a fairly accurate count.

  14. Sanderling

    Number observed:  36

    Details

    Most on the North Beach.

  15. Western Sandpiper

    Number observed:  7

  16. Laughing Gull

    Number observed:  25

  17. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  1

  18. Caspian Tern

    Number observed:  3

  19. Forster's Tern

    Number observed:  34

  20. Common Tern

    Number observed:  4

  21. Sandwich Tern

    Number observed:  3

  22. Royal Tern

    Number observed:  44

  23. Pied-billed Grebe

    Number observed:  22

    Details

    Distinct profile, many locations.

  24. Anhinga

    Number observed:  2

  25. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  12

    Details

    A fairly accurate count.

  26. White Ibis

    Number observed:  1

  27. Glossy Ibis

    Number observed:  1

  28. Roseate Spoonbill

    Number observed:  1

  29. Black-crowned Night Heron

    Number observed:  4

  30. Little Blue Heron

    Number observed:  1

  31. Tricolored Heron

    Number observed:  19

  32. Reddish Egret

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    In the saltwater marsh oceanfront at Jack's Creek. An accurate count.

  33. Snowy Egret

    Number observed:  39

  34. Green Heron

    Number observed:  3

  35. Great Egret

    Number observed:  36

  36. Great Blue Heron

    Number observed:  3

  37. American White Pelican

    Number observed:  40

  38. Brown Pelican

    Number observed:  72

  39. Turkey Vulture

    Number observed:  6

  40. Osprey

    Number observed:  1

  41. Bald Eagle

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    2 mature

  42. Red-shouldered Hawk

    Number observed:  2

  43. Red-tailed Hawk

    Number observed:  1

  44. Belted Kingfisher

    Number observed:  10

  45. Merlin

    Number observed:  5

  46. Peregrine Falcon

    Number observed:  2

  47. Blue Jay

    Number observed:  1

  48. Tree Swallow

    Number observed:  1

  49. Carolina Wren

    Number observed:  1

  50. Northern Mockingbird

    Number observed:  2

  51. Seaside Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

  52. Bobolink

    Number observed:  12

  53. Red-winged Blackbird

    Number observed:  24

  54. Boat-tailed Grackle

    Number observed:  4

  55. Common Yellowthroat

    Number observed:  2

  56. American Redstart

    Number observed:  1

  57. Palm Warbler

    Number observed:  4

  58. Northern Cardinal

    Number observed:  3