Monday April 7 Time 9:30 am– 12:00 pm
Trip to Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve
Location: Meet at SI Real Estate Office to Carpool at 8:30 am
(Meet at Lighthouse Inlet at 9:30am)
Max: 10
Cost: Free to members, $10 per guest
Leader : Jen Jerome
REGISTER NOW
Join SIB for a Beyond our Backyard visit to the incredibly diverse northeast end of Folly Island at Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve. Once the home of a Coast Guard station, this Heritage Preserve protects maritime forest, beach, dune, and marsh habitats for wildlife. This is a flat and easy 0.8-mile out-and-back walk that leads to a view of the Morris Island Lighthouse, we will also be exploring the inlet area beach and marsh for a further 1.0 mile along a beach path and beach. At this time of year, we hope to see Savannah Sparrow, Cedar Waxwing, Gray Catbird, Sedge Wren, Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Ruby Crowned Kinglet, Eastern phoebe, Northern Harrier, dabbling ducks such as Red Breasted Merganser off shore, and a variety of Sea Birds and Shorebirds.
Note there are no bathrooms at this location. Parking is along East Ashley Avenue. Make sure all tires are off the pavement.
A lunch option at one of Folly’s many restaurants will be determined later.
Travel details:
From Center Street, turn left onto East Ashley Avenue and follow this road to where it ends at a cul-de-sac.
Address:
Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve
1750 East Ashley Ave.
Folly Beach
If you are not yet a 2025 SIB member, you can become a member by following the instructions on our website: http://seabrookislandbirders.org/contact/join-sib/.
Please register no later than April 5, 2025. All registrants will receive a confirmation letter the day prior the event.