Please see the places we have gone below.  If you click on the the name of the trip you will be taken to that page where our photo galleries are located.  Myrtle Beach Birdwatchers typically have trips planned usually once or  twice a month. See our  If you would like to join us on a birding field trip, check out our Meetup Group: Myrtle Beach Birdwatchers events tab on Meetup for our next event or if you prefer to explore on your own check out these great spots.  Links to our pictures  are below.

HUNTINGTON BEACH STATE PARK
Huntington Beach State Park,  over 300 species of birds have been seen within park boundaries.  We tend to go more in the "off-season," but there are great birds to see all year.  Park is located about fourteen miles south of Myrtle Beach State Park.  Great place for birding.  There is an entrance fee or you can buy a year -a-round pass to all parks.  See the link for birding information from park: ​ https://southcarolinaparks.com/huntington-beach/birding

EGRET ​ROOKERY

  • April-March 2020​
  • April 2019 (hatchlings)
  • April 2019 (no hatchlings)
Entrance is located via the Wacatee Zoo this Egret rookery existed before the zoo was founded in that area.  The waterfowl return each year. ​

MYRTLE BEACH STATE PARK
This park is located about two miles south of downtown Myrtle Beach.  Birding group goes a few times during the year, usually in the off season.  Can see waterfowl but also has a nice forest area with trails. 

The Center for Birds of Prey-Avian​ CONSERVATION CENTER  ​
Located about two hours south of Myrtle Beach this is well worth the visit.  The center gives a educational guided walking tour and flight demonstration.  The walking tour is information but the flight demonstration is a must see.  Also offers special "days throughout the year."  We like to visit at least once a year if not twice.   

​Heritage Shores Nature Preserve

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​North Myrtle Beach, SC
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"Heritage Shores Nature Preserve is one of the most unique parks in the city; created in 2007 with seven (7) acres of walking paths. The park is located on an island that extends into the Cherry Grove Marsh.  This land is preserved in its native state and is accessible via a series of elevated boardwalks and observation docks. Interpretive signage throughout the park describes the plants, animals, fishes and birds that can be seen in the park." (North Myrtle Beach Parks and Recreation Department Website, 9.2.19.)

Lewis Ocean Bays Heritage Preserve       

Myrtle Beach, SC
Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve, a 10,000 acre preserve just few minutes from Myrtle Beach and (only 5.24 miles, as a crow flies, from my house).  The Audubon society considers this a "a place birding significance."   We visit here about three times a year.  There are no trails but we walk the road and the firebreaks. ​

KIAWAH RIVER
​Charleston, SC
December 2020.  Three hour guided boat trip up and back on the Kiawah River.  

WACCAMAW NATIONAL REFUGE
Conway, SC
Located about 20 minutes from Myrtle Beach.  You may see the" Red-Cockaded woodpecker, Pileated Woodpeckers (think Woody Woodpecker), Swallow-tail kites,  and Prothonotary Warblers, + more.  In this 55,000 acre refuge there are gravel trails and boardwalks in the forested wetlands and tidal marshes ie high plant and avian diversity.  Bring your bug spray.

NICARAGUA

Pictures are from the Capital of Nicaragua, Managua, the village of Nejapa, (which is outside Managua),  five hours from Managua in the small village of El Obraje (it is the rainy season but they had not had rain), and southeast from Managua in Granada, Lake Granada (Also known as Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca), and the Masaya Volcano. 

Near Brookgreen Gardens

Murrells Inlet, SC

KIAWAH ISLAND

KIAWAH, SC

BRIARCLIFF ACRES
North Myrtle Beach, SC
​Located between the towns of Myrtle Beach and N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  The Town of Briarcliffe Acres is a small township on the Atlantic coast that is a certified community habitat with 3500 feet of undeveloped shoreline and marsh.  Not open to the public but we were there for an event unrelated to birding.

NEW YORK

EVERGLADES
Fort Lauderdale, FL

CARIBBEAN & SOUTH PACIFIC