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Nighttime Birding and Socializing
September 16, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - September 17, 2016 @ 7:00 am
This will be on evening of Friday September 16th into the morning of Saturday September 17th. Sunset to sunrise, weather permitting. Show up a little before sunset and watch the sun set while you get settled in (7:29pm).
With the commanding view from Dick Watkin’s Bluff Property overlooking the Congaree Park Basin, (next to Fort Motte), we should be able to hear and see some interesting sights with the full moon up, very little light pollution, a quiet place, and the migration in swing.
There won’t be any hiking, just relaxing with friends. Lawn chairs/lounges, blankets(?),
binoculars, mosquito spray, cameras and tripods, flashlights (preferably with a red lens
or red cellophane), whatever you want in a cooler. I will bring the trash can. If you want
to leave and go back home early, you can.
Sunset 7:29pm
Moon rise 7:37pm
Overhead 12:50am
Moon set 7:56am
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Directions coming from Columbia via Hwy 601:
1. Get on Hwy 601 South. Cross the Congaree River and continue 2 miles.
2. Turn right onto Adams Road. There is a small cafe opposite side where you turn.
3. Go 1/4 mile on Adams Road and turn right onto Lang Syne Road.
4. Follow Lang Syne Road all the way to where it forks and turns to dirt. About 2 1/4
miles.
5. Turn left onto Wise Road. Follow Wise Rd about 1/2 mile.
6. At the RR crossing, turn right and go over the RR tracks. After crossing the tracks immediately go left and then an immediate right again. You will be following the dirt road up the hill and away from the RR tracks. You will be driving along a line of cedar trees. Follow the cedar trees for 1/2 mile. Turn into the gate on the left. You are there!
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Directions coming from Charleston:
1. Drive I-26 West and get off on Hwy 601 North (Exit 145). Follow Hwy 601 into St. Matthews. From the Hardee’s in St. Matthews (at stop light), drive 7 3/4 miles to
Lang Syne Road on the left.
2. Turn left on Lang Syne Road. Follow Lang Syne Road 3 1/3 miles to where it forks and turns to dirt.
Trip leader: Dave Schruetrum