BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230213 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Hammock Coast Birding Festival DESCRIPTION:Birders have flocked yeah\, we said it to South Carolina's Hammock Coast for years to enjoy our unique coastal area that's home\, throughout the year\, to more than 300 species of birds. Southern Living noted that the area is the best birding site on the East Coast\, and experts at Clemson University have said the region offers the best birding opportunities in South Carolina.\n\n\n\nWhen it comes to an overall birding experience\, there's nothing quite like the Hammock Coast with its miles of pristine beaches\, marshes and rivers teeming with birds and waterfowl\, as well as tens of thousands of acres of protected forests. That's why we've teamed up with four of our premier birding locations to offer the inaugural Hammock Coast Birding Festival in February 2023.\nWhy February? Well\, it's one of the best times of the year for migrating winter birds\, especially waterfowl. Our area also has locations where the increasingly rare Red-Cockaded Woodpecker can be found\, as well as other birds such as the Swallow-Tailed Kite\, the Rosette Spoonbill and more. Nestled between Charleston and Myrtle Beach\, the Hammock Coast has long been a draw for visitors seeking a more laidback and nature-centric vacation\, and birds seek out our area\, too either as an all-year-long home or a stop over on their trips north and south.\n\n\n\nOur festival will offer three days of tours\, presentations and speakers and\, most importantly\, special tours and access to Brookgreen Gardens\, Hobcaw Barony\, Huntington Beach State Park\, and the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center. Those four areas combined offer more than nearly 50\,000 acres of protected land where birds of all kinds live and thrive. Some of the areas where festival goers will be able to tour are rarely open to the general public.\n\n\n\nThis is a rare opportunity to hear from experts who live and work here\, offering an opportunity for first-hand experience about the birds that call the Hammock Coast home. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Birders have flocked &ndash\; yeah\, we said it &mdash\; to South Carolina&rsquo\;s Hammock Coast for years to enjoy our unique coastal area that&rsquo\;s home\, throughout the year\, to more than 300 species of birds. Southern Living noted that the area is the best birding site on the East Coast\, and experts at Clemson University have said the region offers the best birding opportunities in South Carolina.

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When it comes to an overall birding experience\, there&rsquo\;s nothing quite like the Hammock Coast with its miles of pristine beaches\, marshes and rivers teeming with birds and waterfowl\, as well as tens of thousands of acres of protected forests. That&rsquo\;s why we&rsquo\;ve teamed up with four of our premier birding locations to offer the inaugural Hammock Coast Birding Festival in February 2023.\n

Why February? Well\, it&rsquo\;s one of the best times of the year for migrating winter birds\, especially waterfowl. Our area also has locations where the increasingly rare Red-Cockaded Woodpecker can be found\, as well as other birds such as the Swallow-Tailed Kite\, the Rosette Spoonbill and more. Nestled between Charleston and Myrtle Beach\, the Hammock Coast has long been a draw for visitors seeking a more laidback and nature-centric vacation\, and birds seek out our area\, too &mdash\; either as an all-year-long home or a stop over on their trips north and south.

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Our festival will offer three days of tours\, presentations and speakers &mdash\; and\, most importantly\, special tours and access to Brookgreen Gardens\, Hobcaw Barony\, Huntington Beach State Park\, and the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center. Those four areas combined offer more than nearly 50\,000 acres of protected land where birds of all kinds live and thrive. Some of the areas where festival goers will be able to tour are rarely open to the general public.
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This is a rare opportunity to hear from experts who live and work here\, offering an opportunity for first-hand experience about the birds that call the Hammock Coast home.

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\n LOCATION:Georgetown County\, SC UID:e.157.15647 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260924T161111Z URL:https://www.visitgeorge.com/events/details/hammock-coast-birding-festival-15647 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR