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Locations where Boat-tailed Grackle has been recently reported in North Carolina

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

May 15

11Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Cypress Wetlands
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Folly Beach Fishing Pier
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓29945, Yemassee US-SC (32.6353,-80.8786)
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Charleston Riverdogs
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Shelter Cove Community Park
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Fripp Island (restricted access)
12Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Pinckney Island NWR
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Pitt Street Causeway
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Jasper Highway, Hardeeville, South Carolina, US (32.263, -81.092) Rest Area
XBoat-tailed Grackle ✓Folly Beach County Park
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓White Point Gardens
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Wildlife Dr
XBoat-tailed Grackle ✓103 West Erie Avenue, Folly Beach, South Carolina, US (32.656, -79.941)
11Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Pineapple Fountain
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓162 East Bay Street X2, Charleston, South Carolina, US (32.779, -79.927)
6Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Pinckney Retreat (Restricted Access)
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Bear Island WMA (fall and winter restricted access)
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Bull's Island Ferry
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Cypress Wetlands, Port Royal, South Carolina, US (32.383, -80.69)
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Fort Johnson
6Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Laurel Hill Wildlife Dr, Hardeeville US-SC (32.1659,-81.1156)
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Cape Romain NWR--Bulls Island
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Huntington Beach SP
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Headquarters Plantation Drive
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Caw Caw Interpretive Center
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Starr's Yard
8Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Magnolia Cemetery
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Nemours Wildlife Foundation (restricted access)
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Mid-Island Tract (Planters Row Golf Course historical)
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Pinckney Retreat and Battery Creek West Basin, Beaufort, South Carolina, US (32.401, -80.724)
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓James Island County Park--Fishing Pier

May 14

4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Witsell Road Marsh Causeway (Coosaw Plantation Historical)
7Boat-tailed Grackle ✓504 Ocean Boulevard, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, US (32.779, -79.8)
12Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Waterfront Park
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Lewis BBQ
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Romney Street Site (former landfill)
22Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Pitt Street Causeway Area
6Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Morse Park Landing, Murrells Inlet
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Auto selected 33.40239, -79.13712 Sunrise-Sunset
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Pleasant Point Plantation
50Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Laurel Hill Wildlife Dr, Hardeeville US-SC 32.16567, -81.11531
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Lake Busbee
10Boat-tailed Grackle ✓4968 Jasper Highway, Hardeeville, South Carolina, US (32.267, -81.087)
8Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Pawleys Island US-SC
12Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, Beaufort US-SC 32.23400, -80.77920
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓1442 Arrow Wind Ter
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓North Inlet estuary
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Jarvis Creek Park
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Susie Eades Golden Pond Bird Sanctuary
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓29922, Garnett US-SC 32.60313, -81.30897
6Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Isle of Palms County Park
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓MCRD Parris Island--Horse Island (Restricted Access)
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Waccamaw NWR--Hasty Point
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Mitchelville Freedom Park
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Hy 17 below spoil site

May 13

5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓North Atlantic Ocean, Myrtle Beach US-SC 33.72282, -78.84064
6Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Wagener Terrace
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Sullivan's Island
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Ben Sawyer Bridge
6Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Fripp Island
30Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, Beaufort US-SC 32.23701, -80.77938
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet US-SC 33.50726, -79.06600
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Sullivan's Island causeway
15Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, Beaufort US-SC 32.23432, -80.77875
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Coastal Discovery Museum--Honey Horn Plantation
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Kiawah Island--Mingo Point
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Station 27- Charleston
8Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Calibogue Sound, Hilton Head Island US-SC 32.11362, -80.82973
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓3 Florence Street, Sullivan's Island, SC
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓1143 Brookside Dr, Hanahan US-SC 32.91486, -80.01137
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Hilton Head Island Beach
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Donnelley WMA (partial fall and winter restricted access)
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Fish Haul Beach Park
6Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Patriot's Point--Sparrow Field (DO NOT USE, retired hotspot)

May 12

1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Camp Hall (Avian Commons Recreation Area)
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Colleton River Community
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Hilton Head Island--Harbour Town Lighthouse/Pier
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Graham’s Landing
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Huntington Beach State Park
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Bluff to The Shed, Port Royal, SC
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Harbor Island (restricted access)
XBoat-tailed Grackle ✓Port Royal-south end birding loop (Fish Camp to 6th St)
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Isle of Palms
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓ACE Basin NWR--Combahee Unit
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Garris Landing and Bulls Island Ferry
20Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, Beaufort US-SC 32.23485, -80.77971
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓House Creek, Cherry Grove
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Folly Beach County Park, Folly Beach US-SC (32.6420,-79.9649)
15Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Cherry Grove/Hog Inlet
10Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Lawton Stables
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Heritage Shores Nature Preserve

May 11

10Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Barefoot Landing
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Patriot's Point -- nature trail and surrounding areas
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Marsh View Trail
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Daniel Island Waterfront Park
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Savannah NWR--Tupelo Trail
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Charleston Battery
20Boat-tailed Grackle ✓MORAE PARK (33.539, -79.051)
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Hunting Island SP--Nature Center
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓West Ashley Bikeway--Higgins Pier
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Calibogue Sound, Hilton Head Island US-SC 32.24632, -80.74761
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Santee NWR--Bluff Unit (fall and winter restricted access)
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓West Ashley Greenway--MP7-MP8
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Sea Pines Forest Preserve
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓US-SC-Seabrook Island-The Seabrook Island Club - 32.5650x-80.1723
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Breach Inlet
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓501–599 Jungle Shores Dr, Edisto Beach US-SC 32.49722, -80.31174

May 10

2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓4–12 Plantation Dr, Hilton Head Island US-SC 32.14276, -80.79067
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓42 Victory Point Dr, Bluffton US-SC 32.26659, -80.84398
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Cape Romain NWR Stowe Tract (Restricted Access)
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Charleston Hwy, Yemassee US-SC 32.65210, -80.68392
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Magnolia Plantation & Gardens--Audubon Swamp Garden
20Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Shem Creek Park
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓4954–4978 Jasper Hwy, Hardeeville US-SC 32.26788, -81.08638
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓HOME - 6 Teal Bluff Blvd, Seabrook US-SC 32.53075, -80.74398
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Carteret St, Beaufort US-SC 32.42213, -80.66654
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Hunting Island
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓huntington
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓3980–3998 Savannah Hwy, Charleston US-SC 32.79920, -80.12915
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Savannah Hwy, Hollywood US-SC 32.79478, -80.13709
XBoat-tailed Grackle ✓Savannah Wildlife Refuge
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Frogmore International Airport
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓520 23rd Ave N, North Myrtle Beach US-SC (33.8331,-78.6457)
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Chicorawood Plantation - (private)
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Oakhaven Plantation
7Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Harbor View and Harbor Creek Rds
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Colleton River Club, Bluffton US-SC 32.28481, -80.80181
6Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Fairchild House - Dewees Island
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Botany Bay Plantation WMA
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Charles Towne Landing
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Fish Haul Beach 32.24096, -80.68285
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓8360 Peters Point Road, Edisto Island, South Carolina, US (32.566, -80.297)
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Woods
XBoat-tailed Grackle ✓Garden City Pier
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓SC Welcome center

May 9

1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Coligny Beach Park
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Crystal Lake Park
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Salty Dog South Beach US-SC (32.1155,-80.8252)
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Sullivan Island Lighthouse
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓John’s Backyard- Horse Island
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓14 Grand Pavilion Dr.- Charleston
13Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Murrells Inlet Boardwalk
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms US-SC 32.80811, -79.72651
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓269 Bayview Drive, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, US (32.793, -79.892)
30Boat-tailed Grackle ✓2751 Beaver Run Boulevard, Surfside Beach, South Carolina, US (33.648, -78.981)
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Ingram Dunes Natural Area
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Wild Dunes
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓James Island County Park
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓29582, North Myrtle Beach US-SC (33.8415,-78.5994)
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Seabrook Island--Palmetto Lake
1Boat-tailed GrackleAllison’s place
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Calvary Baptist Cemetary
7Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Santee Delta WMA--East (fall and winter restricted access)
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Backyard Birds
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓1071 Cottingham Drive, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, US (32.799, -79.88)
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Port Royal Boardwalk
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Heritage Shores Nature Preserve, North Myrtle Beach US-SC 33.84268, -78.61454
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Pawleys Island--South End
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Winyah Bay Fishing & Observation Pier
8Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Parris Island, Beaufort US-SC (32.2981,-80.6682)
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Palmetto Bluff--Moreland Village
18Boat-tailed Grackle ✓East Bay Park
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓312 50th Ave N, North Myrtle Beach US-SC (33.8373,-78.6189)
6Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Sullivan's Island Nature Trail
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Taco Bell off 501
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Creekside Park and Surrounding Area
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Santee Coastal Reserve (fall and winter restricted access)
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓West Ashley Greenway--Clemson Farm
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Nature Adventures Office
6Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Cherry Grove Fishing Pier
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓US-SC-Seabrook Island-1201 Creek Watch Trce - 32.5801x-80.1584
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Theus Research Loop
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓10105 U.S. 17, McClellanville, South Carolina, US (33.095, -79.475)
12Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Yawkey Island Public Boat Ramp
12Boat-tailed Grackle ✓Huntington Beach SP--Alligator Alley
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓S Fraser St, Georgetown US-SC 33.20193, -79.39030
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓US-South Carolina-Isle of Palms
XBoat-tailed Grackle ✓1154 Belle Isle Rd, Georgetown US-SC 33.30466, -79.29356