Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve
South Carolina · Southeast
About This Location
Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve is a productive birding destination in South Carolina, with 269 species recorded on eBird. This coastal habitat attracts Double-crested Cormorant, Brown Pelican, and Osprey among many others. Mild winters attract waterfowl and sparrows, while spring and fall migration bring neotropical songbirds.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior)
Ammospiza nelsoni
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mourning Dove
Clapper Rail
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Wilson's Plover
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Dunlin
Western Sandpiper
Bonaparte's Gull
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Forster's Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Brown Pelican
Carolina Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gray Catbird
Birding Tips
- 1
Check rocky shorelines and jetties at low tide for shorebirds.
- 2
Scan offshore waters with a spotting scope for seabirds and waterfowl.
- 3
Check for wintering sparrows in brushy edges from November through February.
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