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CAROLINA BEACH STATE PARK IN EARLY SPRING

3/26/2016

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My wife, Glyn and I visited the Carolina Beach/Fort Fisher area this past week and stayed at the Marriot. We were there in mid-week, thinking we could avoid the rush of Easter weekend, the first big wave of seasonal visitors here each year. I have been wanting to visit here to check out the birding areas of this park (see my main page for Carolina Beach State Park here),  as well as the other close birding sites at Fort Fisher and the southern end of the island near the Southport Ferry terminal. I visited the Park  on Wednesday afternoon and on Friday morning. It was a little early for the spring migration, so the warblers and raptors, including the Peregrine falcon which visits in spring and fall, were not around. I was able to get pictures of the usual winter birds and a few shorebirds hanging out near the Cape Fear River. I had also wanted to see and photograph the rare Venus Flytrap which grows in the Park, but they had not yet budded.

The birding was fair, but I recommend that if you are going to visit this site, you come in late April or May, or in the fall to see the migratory birds which funnel through this area. While the birding was only fair here, I had better luck in the Fort Fisher area on Thursday. We enjoyed the beach view from our hotel and the food locally was excellent. For seafood, I recommend Michaels Seafood, and for breakfast , the Gulfstream Restaurant in Carolina Beach. While we were there, the History Channel on Cable TV was filming a story titled “Six”, about Navy Seals. To see photos taken in the Park, see the gallery below.

SEE GALLERY BELOW. CLICK ON ANY PIC TO ENLARGE. USE SIDE ARROWS TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH.

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