Birding South Carolina : A Guide to 40 Premier Birding Sites

South Carolina is a birder's paradise, with more than 480 species having been recorded in the state. Christmas bird counts along the coast often yield some of the highest species totals on the entire East Coast. Highly sought-after birdssuch as wood stork, swallow-tailed kite, purple gallinule, red-cockaded woodpecker, swainson's warbler, painted bunting, and Bachman's sparrowcan be found with ease during the appropriate season. Birding South Carolinaprovides detailed descriptions of forty premier birding locations across the state. For each location, detailed information is given on which birds one is likely to seewhether in cypress swamps or salt marshes, on beaches or mountainsand when to find them.