Just moved here! (1 Viewer)

Hi everyone,

Just moved here from Germany and lookin forward to some exciting birding opportunities here. In Germany we only had an apartment so we're looking forward to building a bird friendly yard in our new townhome. Anyone got any good birding spots around Columbia? We've been out to Sesquicentennial State Park already and are hoping to get out to Congaree sometime soon. Look forward to talking more!

Joe

And here's a hello from Myrtle Beach :t:

Not familiar with your area but I would strongly advise you to join the CarolinaBirds listserv. There you will get daily info on the birds seen in SC and there you can ask for the popular areas for birding in you're specific area

Thanks KC, will do!

I'm planning on getting up early in the morning and heading down to Congaree National Park for some birdwatching. Got my photography setup already and everything! Now I just have to follow through on the waking up early part...

LOL!

I will tell you that the Congaree is spoken of often on the listserv.

Well, I managed to make it out to Congaree by about 6am and heard TONS of birds including several woodpeckers. However I had absolutely ZERO luck seeing any. I must admit my intentions were to look for waterfowl, especially wood ducks so I didn't really try to find most of the birds I heard. But after hiking around for several hours, scaring a bobcat (actually I don't know which one of us was most afraid), and making the mosquitos mad with my bug spray, it began to pour down rain so I hiked back and left the park. If the rain stops I might go back this afternoon and just set up shop somewhere and wait for the birds to reveal themselves.

I wouldn't count on the rain stopping today Joe. They're calling for blanket coverage.

If you find a spot where you are hearing lots of birds then just stay still for awhile. You will be amazed at how many birds will resume their actions unless it's my lucky baseball cap and green shirt