Huntington Beach SP and Home - 26 Apr 2026
Today would be my last morning here in South Carolina. After four excellent days of birding and friendships I would have to say goodbye to Jack, Janet, Ken and Julie and head for home. With bags packed we drove to the Litchfield Restaurant for breakfast, but arriving 30 minutes too soon we decided to head to the State Park for one last birding trip. Arriving shortly after 7 am Jack, Janet and I drove to the Visitor Center to look for Painted Bunting at the feeders. Though the feeders were empty we could hear a male Painted Bunting singing from trees obscured by the back end of the building. So we headed down to the boardwalk and the saltmarsh. Skies were cloudy and a (very) light rain was falling around us. Though we listened we couldn't hear any sparrows in the marsh, but did pick up distant calls of Willet and the "Ker-a-wiii" of Black-bellied Plovers in flight. A Greater Yellowlegs flew in and landed next to the boardwalk. A small flock of dowitchers also flew by....
