We arrived at the Cape Romain Pier and it was still sunny and around 28 degrees celcius. We began at around 5:00 pm and left at 6:30 pm. At the end of the pier there were marsh grasses and mudflats. We began by seeing a Little Blue Heron, which had a deep marroon brown neck with dark legs and a bluish slate body. We saw more Laughing Gulls and a Caspian Tern. The Caspian Tern was larger than other terns and have a large red bill. The Caspian Tern had a clouded streaked forehead. We also saw more snowy egrets flying over and more brown pelicans. We saw another tern but not able to identify it. We also saw a Great Blue Heron and more Double Crested Cormorants and a Turkey Vulture flying overhead.On the mudflats we saw a Willet walking around on the mudflats. The willet was larger than the greater yellowlegs, and a grayer heaviish bill and bluish gray legs. We saw a Kill Deer walking around on the mud flata. We knew it was a Kill Deer because of the double black collar. We also saw dolphins swim by ——-Wow what a great expereince along with the Caspina Tern and the Willet.
Cape Romain Pier-Gerris Landing, South Carolina October 9, 2009
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