Marion County and Huntington Beach SP Rarities - 24 Apr 2026
Today's outing had Ken, Jack and I driving to Marion County, SC and the Woodbury Tract Wildlife Management Area to look for Swainson's Warblers and Kentucky Warblers. This historic tract consist of forested lowlands and swamps (until today...). Ken picked us up in Pawley's Island at 6 am and we drove an hour west past Georgetown and Horry Counties to Marion County where we made our first stop at the historic Old Neck Cemetery There we found grave markers dating back to the early 1800's (some too worn to read) and an open field where we found singing Blue Grosbeak, Acadian Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo and Yellow-throated Warbler . Continuing into the Woodbury Tract WMA we found a heavily-forested tract on either side of a sandy road that extended for miles. As we drove slowly through the trees I had Merlin recording bird sounds, and we quickly picked up the aforementioned birds; White-eyed Vireos and Blue-gray Gnatca...
