Sunday(yesterday)., Glyn and I took a pontoon boat ride around the Hammocks Beach/Bear Island area. What a neat trip, leaving the Hammocks Beach State Park dock around 10AM and returning a little after noon. The trip was sponsored by the NC Coastal Federation in conjunction with the park. The trip was guided by the very knowledgable Joanne Powell, whose bird ID skills are phenomenal! We saw many varied shorebirds and wading birds, in addition to a few other species. Shorebirds included many of all types of egrets, herons, dunlins, yellowlegs, oystercatchers, grebes, loons, whimbrels, tri-colored herons, sanderlings, terns, gulls, plovers, many "peeps", etc. I have not seen this many wading and shorebirds in most places I go along the coast. The huge labyrinth of canals, cuts, and small marsh islands(some of which are covered with maritime forest), offer a super habitat for these birds. This was a very pleasant and productive trip. The covered boat was a smooth and comfortable ride with nice soft seats. I highly recommend this trip to you. The Park and the Coastal Federation do these in the spring and fall and you have to pre-register to get a spot. Stay in contact with the park and the Coastal Federation for information. Better yet, join the NC Coastal Federation and get news about all their events. They work to protect the coastal area's resources and wildlife.
This is a great birding area and offers beautiful views of the sound and ocean. GO!!! See pics from the trip below and check out the main page for this site on this website.
This is a great birding area and offers beautiful views of the sound and ocean. GO!!! See pics from the trip below and check out the main page for this site on this website.
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