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Locations where Anhinga has been recently reported in South Carolina

Only the most recent report per location is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

May 16

2Anhinga ✓Marrington Plantation--Restricted Access
1Anhinga ✓533 Saville Row, Charleston
1Anhinga ✓Broad Creek
1Anhinga ✓Abbey Walk, Moncks Corner
1Anhinga ✓2641 Speedway Blvd, Hardeeville US-SC 32.13077, -81.05621
2Anhinga ✓Huntington Beach SP
1Anhinga ✓Penny's Place
3Anhinga ✓Brookgreen Botanical Gardens (please do not report captive birds)
8Anhinga ✓Huntington Beach State Park, Pawleys Island US-SC (33.5041,-79.0706)
4Anhinga ✓Bushy Park Landing
1Anhinga ✓Santee Coastal Reserve (fall and winter restricted access)
5Anhinga ✓Huntington Beach SP--Mullet Pond
1Anhinga ✓Shelter Cove Comunity Park
2Anhinga ✓Pinckney Island NWR
1Anhinga ✓Sandhill Loop
1Anhinga ✓Pinckney Island NWR--Ibis Pond (ONLY FOR BIRDING AT IBIS POND)
1Anhinga ✓Brick Pond Park
2Anhinga ✓Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Wildlife Dr
6Anhinga ✓Bear Island WMA (fall and winter restricted access)

May 15

17Anhinga ✓Whitehouse Road loop
3Anhinga ✓Silver Bluff Audubon-Kathwood Ponds
1Anhinga ✓43 Willow Oak Rd W, Hilton Head Island US-SC 32.13273, -80.79683
1Anhinga ✓Headquarters Plantation Drive
1Anhinga ✓Lucy Beckham High School
1Anhinga ✓North Charleston Coliseum
7Anhinga ✓Magnolia Plantation & Gardens--Audubon Swamp Garden
3Anhinga ✓Donnelley WMA (partial fall and winter restricted access)
4Anhinga ✓Magnolia Plantation
1Anhinga ✓Boyd Pond Park
2Anhinga ✓Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens
1Anhinga ✓Kiawah Island--Willet Pond
1Anhinga ✓Congaree NP--Cedar Creek Canoe Launch
2Anhinga ✓Old Santee Canal Park
3Anhinga ✓Caw Caw Interpretive Center
7Anhinga ✓Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, Beaufort US-SC 32.23701, -80.77938
1Anhinga ✓Oakhaven Plantation

May 14

3Anhinga ✓Cypress Wetlands
1Anhinga ✓460 Seven Farms Dr, Charleston US-SC (32.8576,-79.9255)
2Anhinga ✓Duffie's Pond (roadside view)
1Anhinga ✓Kiawah Turtle cove
1Anhinga ✓Palmetto Trail: Lake Marion Passage (Clarendon Co. Side)
1Anhinga ✓Bear Island Rd

May 13

1Anhinga ✓Greenall Rd causeway
1Anhinga ✓4400 Fort Jackson Boulevard, Columbia, South Carolina, US (33.99, -80.973)
1Anhinga ✓Francis Marion Tomb NHS
1Anhinga ✓Taw Caw Creek Park
1Anhinga ✓Poinsett SP
1Anhinga ✓Pinckney Retreat and Battery Creek West Basin, Beaufort, South Carolina, US (32.401, -80.724)
3Anhinga ✓26
1Anhinga ✓Nice Avenue--Salters, SC
1Anhinga ✓Litchfield Plantation Pawleys Island (private)
XAnhinga ✓Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
6Anhinga ✓Bonneau Ferry WMA
1Anhinga ✓Santee SP
4Anhinga ✓Webb Wildlife Center
3Anhinga ✓Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, Beaufort US-SC 32.23392, -80.77932
1Anhinga ✓Waccamaw NWR--Cox Ferry Lake Recreation Area
5Anhinga ✓Seabrook Island--Ocean Winds Golf Course
5Anhinga ✓Brick Pond at Hammond's Ferry

May 12

1Anhinga ✓Melton Peter Demetre Park
1Anhinga ✓4 Bayley Point Ln, Hilton Head Island US-SC 32.26189, -80.73343
5Anhinga ✓Mid-Island Tract (Planters Row Golf Course historical)
5Anhinga ✓1350 Whitehouse Road, Columbia, South Carolina, US (33.941, -81)
4Anhinga ✓James Island County Park
4Anhinga ✓Woodbury WMA
1Anhinga ✓3045 Bishop Gadsden Way, Charleston US-SC 32.72999, -79.97347
6Anhinga ✓1975 US-15, Bennettsville US-SC (34.5829,-79.7609)
1Anhinga ✓Horse Creek WTP (Weekend Access Only. Must Sign in)
1Anhinga ✓Huntington Beach SP -- Nature Center & Boardwalk
1Anhinga ✓9641 S-22-52, Georgetown US-SC 33.55084, -79.21293
1Anhinga ✓Black River paddle 544 Ervin Rd, Andrews US-SC 33.52773, -79.61637
2Anhinga ✓Huntington Beach SP -- Sandpiper Pond observation deck
1Anhinga ✓Lagoon Access Recreation Trail, Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, US (32.345, -80.454)
4Anhinga ✓Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet US-SC 33.51558, -79.04789
1Anhinga ✓Hunting Island SP--Lighthouse & North Beach
2Anhinga ✓Mt. Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park
1Anhinga ✓Sea Island Parkway, Beaufort, South Carolina, US
1Anhinga ✓Wateree River Heritage Preserve WMA
1Anhinga ✓Who’s Laughing Gull Now?
4Anhinga ✓Sea Pines Forest Preserve
1Anhinga ✓Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston US-SC 32.87601, -80.08267
1Anhinga ✓830 Old Woodlands Road, Columbia SC (Grego backyard)

May 11

1Anhinga ✓Susie Eades Golden Pond Bird Sanctuary
1Anhinga ✓704 Antigua Drive, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US (33.753, -78.819)
4Anhinga ✓56 Gun Club Dr, Sheldon US-SC 32.57133, -80.80445
1Anhinga ✓Crystal Lake Park
2Anhinga ✓Santee NWR--Bluff Unit (fall and winter restricted access)
1Anhinga ✓Buckwalter Greenway Trail
1Anhinga ✓Camden Riverfront Environmental Park (Formerly Camden Wastewater Treatment Facility)
1Anhinga ✓Palmer Dr Clearendon Co Summerton SC
7Anhinga ✓Savannah NWR--Kingfisher Pond Recreation Area
1Anhinga ✓Long Leaf Pine Trail
1Anhinga ✓New Beginnings Of Charleston
6Anhinga ✓Savannah NWR--Tupelo Trail
1Anhinga ✓Lake Wallace
1Anhinga ✓80 Spartina Court, Pawleys Island, South Carolina, US (33.478, -79.094)
1Anhinga ✓Hampton Hall
1Anhinga ✓Silver Bluff Rd between Old Jackson Hwy and Kathwood Rd
8Anhinga ✓Atalaya Road, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, US (33.504, -79.071)
2Anhinga ✓Widgeon Point Preserve
7Anhinga ✓ACE Basin NWR - Upper Combahee Unit, West Side
3Anhinga ✓Cape Romain NWR--Bulls Island
1Anhinga ✓Page Ellington Park
1Anhinga ✓Eaddy Rd, Georgetown
4Anhinga ✓Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive, Hardeeville, South Carolina, US (32.165, -81.115)
3Anhinga ✓Waccamaw NWR--Environmental Education Center
1Anhinga ✓Gum Swamp Road
1Anhinga ✓Seabrook Island--Palmetto Lake
5Anhinga ✓ACE Basin NWR--Combahee Unit
1Anhinga ✓814 River Grove Ave, Charleston US-SC 32.85557, -79.92566
4Anhinga ✓Huntington Beach SP - Alligator Alley
1Anhinga ✓Fripp Island (restricted access)
1Anhinga ✓Palmetto Bluff--Wilson Village
4Anhinga ✓Spring Island (restricted access)
1Anhinga ✓Adams Creek

May 10

1Anhinga ✓Oakfield
2Anhinga ✓Willet Pond
1Anhinga ✓MCRD Parris Island--Golf Course (Restricted Access)
1Anhinga ✓Hy 17 below spoil site
2Anhinga ✓My House
1Anhinga ✓1380 Doral Dr, Manning US-SC 33.67400, -80.20404
XAnhinga ✓Sandy Beach Waterfowl Area (fall and winter restricted access)
4Anhinga ✓Pickney Island NWR--Osprey Pond (ONLY FOR BIRDING AT OSPREY POND)
1Anhinga ✓Trident Technical College, Main Campus
6Anhinga ✓Lake Busbee
1Anhinga ✓Plantersville Rd, Georgetown US-SC (33.5590,-79.2586)
4Anhinga ✓1018 Ranger Drive, Cross, South Carolina, US (33.282, -80.168)
1Anhinga ✓Eaddy Rd, Georgetown SC