Fripp Audubon Club 2021-2022 Our Mission is to provide opportunities for study, observation and conservation of the flora and fauna of the South Carolina Low Country, especially the coast, by mobilizing area participants, members and volunteers through educational guest speakers,birding trips, Audubon in the Schools, wildlife tracking, research and habitat protection.
Ten Eyck Lecture Series Programs are held monthly at the FI Community Centre. Meeting times will be announced. Tentative Programs: October 28: Herpetology Tony Mills, Low Country Institute November 18: Bird Photography Kelley Luikey December 16: Corvids and Crows Jennifer Tyrell, SC Audubon January 27: Piping Plovers Melisa Chaplin / Tamima Itani, Illinois Ornithological Society February 24: Native Plants & Invasive Species Bob Spears Hilton Head Audubon March 24: Live Bird Demos Stephen Schaebel, Birds of Prey Center April 28: Spring Warblers Jay Keck May 19: Annual Meeting / Reports Share your bird sightings
Audubon Outings Outings are held monthly and are open only to Club Members due to group size limitations.Specific outing dates and times will be announced. Tentative Outings: October:
Widgeon Point Preserve: Explore one of Beaufort County’s newest passive parks
November:
Fripper Pontoon Trip: Explore the salt marsh bird habitat along the Story River and St Phillips Island area
December:
Christmas Bird Count – Participate in the annual CBC on Fripp Island
January:
Parris Island (TBD)
February:
Bear Island / Donnelly WMA or Webb WMA
March:
Nemours Wildlife Foundation: Take a wagon ride through a rich diversity of habitats
April:
Harbor Island – Spring Migration Birds
April / May:
Silver Bluff Audubon Center & Sanctuary (Overnight trip)
May / June:
Beidler Forest Audubon Center Prothonotary Warblers
Article Submitted by Jack Sims. To find out more about the Fripp Audubon Club email jacksims198@gmail.com Photo by Stacie Thrush
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