WHO WE ARE

Waccamaw Audubon Society (WAS) is the local chapter of the National Audubon Society serving northeastern South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina. With over four hundred members, WAS has programs and field trips (the public is invited).

Waccamaw Audubon is especially proud of its recognition by the National Audubon Society, which awarded WAS one of the first-ever Rachel Carson Awards for its work in helping establish the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge.​

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2020/2021 Officers and directors

President -- Diane DuLoft
Vice President -- Dale Scholfield
Treasurer -- Richard Moore
Secretary -- Karen Moore
Director -- Reggie Daves
Director -- Gail Kemm
Director -- Nancy Kenny
Director -- Mike Walker
Director -- Bill Lanham
Director -- Clayton Beasley

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!
OUR MEETINGS WILL BEGIN AT 6:30 WITH THE PROGRAM COMMENCING AT 7:00 PM.

Seeking additional Assistance

We have a need for additional Directors and other volunteers to complete our leadership roles.  If you know someone who may be interested in wildlife conservation and activism, please contact us at [email protected] for more information.

We are pleased to announce the addition of two new members to our Board of Directors. Karen Moore, a retired Chemistry professor and Clayton Beasley, a student at Coastal Carolina University.  Clayton is a member of several science activity groups and our liaison with what we hope to be an official Audubon club at Coastal.

Support Our Chapter: just click on the DONATE button below or point your smart phone at the QR code to be directed to PayPal. You can use your paypal account or credit card.

Note that your online transactions are protected. PayPal is among the most-trusted online pay services, and for your assurance our chapter is a PayPal Verified 501c3 Not-for-Profit. For management purposes our PayPal account is managed through our Waccamaw Audubon gmail account.

Waccamaw
Audubon society

Waccamaw Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society, serving  Myrtle Beach, Georgetown and surrounding areas in northeastern South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina. Our members live in  Conway, Georgetown, Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Murrells Inlet, and surrounding rural areas in South Carolina as well as Calabash and Carolina Shores in North Carolina. Waccamaw Audubon strives to protect birds, wildlife, and their local habitats through conservation, education, advocacy, and outdoor enjoyment. 



Free weekly Bird Walks Continue.

FREE Guided Bird Walk every Wednesday (year-round) at Huntington Beach State Park. Meet in the Causeway Parking Lot at 10:00 am. Bring Binoculars, Bug Spray and Water.

Special Announcement !

Waccamaw Audubon is doing an education project with "Read Across America".  The event will be Saturday March 1, 2025 at Brookgreen Gardens.  The Board is asking Waccamaw Audubon members to donate new children's books on birds for this project - bird guides, bird guides for children, story books, bird ID books, etc. Participants are ages from elementary to middle school.  Each child will pick the book they want to take home with them.  Please bring donated books to our November meeting.  We will not meet again after the November meeting until after March 1. This is a project that we hope will instill in children a life long interest in birds and birding.    We will need members to volunteer at our Waccamaw Audubon table the day of the event.  For information contact Nancy Kenny, Conservation Chairman ([email protected]).

upcoming
events & bird walks

We’ve found a new nest, our Chapter meetings will be held in the Activity Center at Myrtle Beach State Park, 4401 S Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29575. Thanks to Park Manager Troy Crider and Interpretive Ranger Anne Malys-Wilson for inviting us. Meeting will start at 6:30 with our social "hour" and  the program commences at 7 PM.

People coming to the meeting will get free park admission after 5 pm,  everyone will need to tell park admission that they are going to the Audubon meeting. We will meet at the Activity Center, which is on left just past the office- and in front of the Nature Center.
The Park's parking lot is NOT lighted, so please bring a flashlight to help get back to your car during months when it will be dark in the evenings.

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announcements

Great Backyard Bird Count

This year's GBBC will be Feb 14 - 17.   This annual event is sponsored by Audubon, Birds Canada, Cornell Lab or Ornithology and Wild Birds Unlimited.

Participating is easy, fun to do alone or with others, and can be done anywhere you find birds.  No need to register or sign-up separately for GBBC.
Step 1: Decide where you will watch birds.
Step 2: Watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the four days, February 14–17, 2025.
Step 3: Identify all the birds you see or hear within your planned time/location and use the best tool for sharing your bird sightings:

• If you are a beginning bird admirer and new to bird identification, try using the Merlin Bird ID app to tell us what birds you are seeing or hearing.
• If you have participated in the count before and want to record numbers of birds, try the eBird Mobile app or enter your bird list on the eBird website (desktop/laptop).

If you already use Merlin or eBird, all entries over the 4 days count towards GBBC. Keep doing what you are doing!

Green Drinks for This SpRing

Check back here for spring events as they are announced.

PS

Rumor has it WAS may be sponsoring the event in May.

Upcoming Field Trips

Join us at one of South Carolina’s soon-to-be newest state parks! Though not yet opened to the public, we will get a special “behind the scenes” peek of Ramsey Grove: take a leisurely two-mile stroll around the property, looking for birds along the impoundments and in the woods.
 
Directions: 852 Ramsey Grove Rd, Georgetown, SC 29440.
 
We will meet at the plantation house where parking is available. We will get started at 8:00 am, and wrap up around noon.
We suggest footwear appropriate for muddy conditions, a water bottle, insect repellant, and standard birding equipment/supplies.  Restrooms are available in the conference room next door. 
 
Ann and Scott from MBSP will be leading the trip- they have had more experience birding there than anyone I know. Since this is the very first birding program done at Ramsey Grove (and the dikes are narrow), they do want to keep the group size very small (app. 10 people), so I don’t think this merits an e-mail blast.
 
Please register by e-mailing me directly at: [email protected]
 

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OUR MISSION:

To educate, and to protect birds and wildlife as well as the air, land and water that life depends on.  We strive to share information that will broaden the perspective of others to the beauty, wonder and variety of nature.
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ABOUT US

Waccamaw Audubon Society (WAS) is the local chapter of the National Audubon Society serving northeastern South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina.

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Become a member and attend monthly meetings, birding field trips and special events.  With over 400 members, WAS has a wide variety of activities to offer new members.

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