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[Kat92047@xxxxxxx]

I vacationed from May 12-May 15 on Fripp Island, S.C., near the city of 
Beaufort.

Birding was part of the trip, but not exclusively. I saw about 70 species, 
including 14 species of shorebirds, including hundreds of Red Knots foraging 
each day on sandbars just off shore.

I also observed a pair of Brown-headed Nuthatches. I've made trips to Fripp 
Island for several years now, back to the mid-90s at least, and have never 
found Brown-headed Nuthatches on the island until now. A list by the island's 
Audubon Club, dated back to the early 90s, does not list Brown-headed 
Nuthatches as being present. I have seen Brown-headed Nuthatches on nearby 
Hilton Head Island as well as in Chattanooga, TN. 

A few other highlights:
Common Nighthawks and Chuck-Will's Widows
Painted Buntings (many singing males)
Black-crowned Night Herons
Nesting Ospreys (at least three pairs on island)

Bryan Stevens,
Hampton, TN
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