Saturday, February 28, 2026

Boneyard Beach


 This week we have been camping at Hunting Island State Park in South Carolina.  It has beautiful beach walks, a nice campground, lots of birds and friendly staff.  The only drawback has been several days of unseasonably cold weather.  But today has been beautiful—sunny and 60 degrees.  We walked a short trail called The Scenic Trail and crossed a footbridge to the Boneyard Beach. 

This part of the park was hit hard by Hurricanes Matthew and Irma.   






We met the local security guard, too:



He said to tell you my new birds for the week are the Pine Warbler, Yellow-Throated Warbler, 
Brown-headed Nuthatch and Bonaparte’s Gull





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