"The best birding center in South Carolina and the Southeast."
Santee NW Refuge 2125 Fort Watson Rd. Summerton, SC 29148
803-478-2217 West of I-95, exit 102 @ US 301/US 15, 6 miles south of Summerton, SC
BE A FRIEND, BRING A FRIEND. Come join in.
Mar 17, 2012 Trash pick up for Scotts Lake w/ Santee Riverkeeper, Mark Bruce: Santee NW Refuge: 803-478-2217
5th Annual Santee Birding and Nature Festival - April 27 - 29, 2012
www.fws.gov/santee/bird_fest.html
April 27-29,
2012 5th Santee
Birding & Nature
Festival
Santee
National Wildlife
Refuge, other locations and Santee: 803-478-2217
Registration
Registration will open up on March 1, 2012. Listed below are the field trips scheduled for the 2012 Santee Birding and Nature Festival. A registration fee will be charged for each person registering for the festival, some of the field trips require an additional fee. The fees are: $25/adult; $5 for children (15 and under); and $20 for seniors (65 and over).
The Santee Birding
and Nature Festival will be accepting registration in the
spring..
This year, the festival registration will be handled electronically
and can be accessed through the following website...
http://www.fws.gov/santee/bird_fest.html
Please join us the weekend of April 27th - 29th, 2012
as we celebrate and explore the many natural areas in central South
Carolina!
Field Trip Itinerary
2012 Schedule
*
denotes new field trip
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ID |
Name |
Focus |
Time |
Leader(s) |
Cost |
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1*
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Refuge at Night Santee National Wildlife
Refuge |
Nocturnal birds and anurans |
Thursday April
26 |
Susie Heisey |
Free |
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2 |
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest |
Birding and more |
Friday |
Robert Cromer |
$7 |
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3 |
Santee Cooper Wildlife Management Area |
Birdwatching |
Friday |
Thad Raymond |
Free |
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4 |
Bulls Island Nature Walk |
Birding and more |
Friday |
Coastal Expeditions |
$40 |
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5 |
Brosnan Forest |
Birding and Butterflies |
Friday |
Dennis Forsythe |
Free |
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6* |
Birding with Bill Thompson III- Santee National
Wildlife Refuge Bluff Unit |
Birding |
Friday |
Bill Thompson III |
Free |
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7 |
Cuddo Unit Santee National Wildlife Refuge |
Birdwatching |
Friday |
David Stone |
Free |
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8* |
Old Santee Canal State Park |
Natural and Cultural History |
Friday |
Brad Sale and Mary Bell |
Free |
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9* |
Reptiles and Amphibians |
Herpetofauna |
Friday |
Steve Bennett and Wade Kalinowsky |
Free |
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10* |
Advanced Wildlife Photography Cuddo Unit
Santee National Wildlife Refuge |
Photography |
Friday |
Steve Kilpatrick |
Free |
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11* |
ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge Grove Unit |
Birding and more |
Friday |
Larry Hartis |
Free |
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12* |
Cypress Gardens Boat Tour |
Nature Viewing |
Friday |
Dwight Williams |
$15 |
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13* |
Santee Canal Guided Canoe Trip |
Natural and Cultural History |
Friday PM |
Brad Sale |
Free |
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14 |
Fisheagle Swamp/Lake Tour |
Birdwatching |
Friday |
Tim OConnor |
$26 |
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15 |
Plantation Island |
Natural and Cultural History |
Friday |
Kathy Scarbro |
Free |
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16* |
Carolina bays - Wildlife and Conservation |
Natural History |
Friday |
Josh Castleberry |
Free |
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17* |
Exploring Bear Island Wildlife Management Area |
Birding and more |
Friday |
TBA |
Free |
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Keynote Dinner Speaker Bill Thompson III |
Friday 6:30 -9:00pm |
$40 |
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18 |
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest |
Birding and more |
Saturday |
Robert Cromer |
Free |
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19* |
McAlhaney Nature Preserve |
Birding |
Saturday |
Andy Harrison |
Free |
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20* |
Spires Landing Guided Kayak Trip (Bring your
own Boat) |
Birding |
Saturday |
Archie Thompson |
Free |
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21* |
Happy Herpetologists |
Reptiles and Amphibians |
Saturday |
Brad Sale |
Free |
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|
22 |
Pine Island/ |
Birdwatching |
Saturday |
David Stone |
Free |
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23* |
Birding with Bill Thompson III- Santee National
Wildlife Refuge Bluff Unit |
Birding |
Saturday |
Bill Thompson III |
Free |
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24* |
Exploring Donnelley Wildlife Management Area |
Birds, Herpetofauna, and Plants |
Saturday |
Eran Kilpatrick |
Free |
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25 |
Sparkleberry Swamp Canoe/Kayak |
Birdwatching |
Saturday |
Nature Adventures |
$20 |
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|
26 |
Butterfly Walk at Albermarle Corporation |
Butterflies |
Saturday |
Marty and Dave Kastner |
Free |
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27* |
Birding with Alan and Ruth |
Birdwatching |
Saturday |
Alan Davies and |
Free |
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28* |
Wambaw Creek Kayak Tour |
History and Nature |
Saturday |
Coastal Expeditions |
$58 |
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29* |
Birding Botany Bay WMA |
Birdwatching |
Saturday |
Bess Kellett |
Free |
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30* |
Longleaf Pine Savannah Flora and Fauna |
Birding and more |
Saturday |
Mark Danaher |
Free |
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31 |
SSSSnakes!! |
Snake Exhibit |
Saturday |
Daryll Linder |
Free |
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32 |
SSSSnakes!! |
Snake Exhibit |
Saturday |
Daryll Linder |
Free |
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33* |
Santee Canal Guided Canoe Trip |
Natural and Cultural History |
Saturday |
Brad Sale |
Free |
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|
34 |
Santee State Park |
TBA |
Saturday |
Laura Kirk |
Free |
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35 |
Hoot!Hoot! Hooray |
Owl Program |
Saturday |
Stacey Jensen |
Free |
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36 |
Santee National Wildlife Refuge Bluff Unit |
Birding and Butterflies |
Saturday |
TBA |
Free |
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37* |
Stumphole Swamp Kayak |
Birding and more |
Saturday |
Pat and Jerry Bright |
Free |
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38 |
Sparkleberry Swamp Canoe/Kayak |
Birdwatching |
Saturday |
Nature Adventures |
$20 |
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39* |
Snake Ecology at Chehaw-Combahee Plantation |
Herpetofauna |
Saturday |
Jayme Waldron/ |
Free |
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40 |
Backyard Wildlife Habitats |
Wildlife |
Saturday |
Sara Green |
$5 |
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40* |
ACE Basin |
Natural and Cultural History |
Saturday |
Travis Folk |
Free |
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41* |
Combahee River |
Natural and Cultural History |
Saturday |
Beaufort Kayak Tours |
$40 |
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42* |
Santee Cultural Arts Center |
Birding An International Perspective |
Saturday |
Alan Davies and |
Free |
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Birding Social/Countdown |
Saturday 6:30pm - 8:30pm |
Free |
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43 |
Manchester State Forest and Poinsett State Park |
Birdwatching |
Sunday |
Dennis Forsythe |
Free |
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44 |
Giant Cement Quarry Fossil Trip |
Fossils |
Sunday |
John Metz |
Free |
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45* |
Old Santee Canal State Park Guided Tour |
Natural and Cultural History |
Sunday |
Brad Sale |
Free |
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46* |
Key Inlet Estuary Tour |
Birding and more |
Sunday |
Coastal Expeditions |
$45 |
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47 |
Birding Congaree National Park |
Birdwatching |
Sunday |
Kathleen OGrady/ |
Free |
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48 |
Francis Marion History Tour |
History |
Sunday |
Bob Barrett |
Free |
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|
49 |
Butterfly Tour Santee NWR |
Butterflies |
Sunday |
Marty and Dave Kastner |
Free |
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|
50 |
Congaree National Park Canoe Trip |
Birdwatching |
Sunday |
Kathleen OGrady/ John Galbary |
Free |
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51 |
Giant Cement Quarry Fossil Trip |
Fossils |
Sunday |
John Metz |
Free |
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52* |
Wildlife of the MeadWestvaco Nature Trail |
Birding, Herpetofauna, and Plants |
Sunday |
Eran Kilpatrick |
Free |
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Photo Caption: Bald Eagles
abound this time of year and are sure to be seen during the
Christmas Bird Count! (Credit: Woody Tilley)
With a variety of places to see and explore, there will be plenty for all to enjoy like: the Audubon Center at Beidler Forest, Brosnan Forest, Congaree National Park, Santee State Park, Poinsett State Park, Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, Santee Swamp and Wannamaker Preserve, Audubon Sanctuary. In addition to birding trips, there will be guided canoe and kayak tours, butterfly walks, wildlife photography workshops, behind-the-scenes tours of Santee Ntional Wildlife Refuge, conservation exhibits, music and food.
See details: http://www.fws.gov/santee/Santee-birding-festival-2010.pdf
Thanks so much!!!! We enjoyed today very much....Josh makes the tour so very interesting...
.. This was great. See the report of the walk on the Past Friends Events ....
Birding and Nature Walk on June 16 (2007) with Josh Arrants
At Santee National Wildlife Refuge
The public is invited to join the refuge staff and
Friends of Santee National Wildlife Refuge for a birding and nature walk with
local naturalist Josh Arrants. Josh will lead a guided bird walk leaving
from the Wrights' Bluff Nature Trail parking area at 8:30 AM. A combination driving and walking tour on the Bluff Unit will provide participants with an opportunity to see and hear a number of delightful songbirds including the very colorful Painted Bunting. Other songbirds we can expect to encounter include: orchard orioles, common yellow-throats, blue grosbeaks, northern parulas, indigo buntings, summer tanagers, yellow-billed cuckoos, osprey, and red-tailed and red-shouldered hawks. Sightings of nearly 300 bird species have been recorded on Santee National Wildlife Refuge,
making it one of the best inland bird watching areas in South Carolina.
Bring your binoculars and fields guides for a great day of bird watching.
Call the refuge office at 803-478-2217 for information or to sign up for the walk. You may also email Park Ranger Susan Heisey (susan_heisey@fws.gov) with participant information (name, # in party, telephone number). Pre-registration is not required, but the refuge staff would like to have an estimate of the number of attendees.
Call Santee National Wildlife Refuge at 803-478-2217 for more information or to learn about wildlife observation and public use opportunities on the refuge. National Wildlife Refuges protect some of our nation’s most unique, spectacular and truly wild places. Learn more about your National Wildlife Refuge System by visiting one of the eight refuges found in South Carolina. Follow the links from http://refuges.fws.gov to find information on your favorite refuge destination.
Come walk Nature Trails, there's been renovation.
mail your membership or renewal to:
Friends of Santee NW Refuge
2125 Fort Watson Rd.
Summerton, SC 29148
803-478-2217 West of I-95, exit 102 @ US 301/US 15, 6 miles south of Summerton, SC