Bear Island and Donnelley state wildlife refuges on Bennett's Pt. Road, Colleton County, SC: 65 Species were seen and/or heard on a cloudy day with extended periods of rain. The most interesting were:

• 1 Adult Bald Eagle
• 1 American Kestrel
• 1 American Redstart
• 1 Loggerhead Shrike
• 1 Purple Gallinule
• 2 Blue - Winged Teal
• 2 Wood Storks
• 3 Glossy Ibis
• 3 Marsh Wrens
• 3 Northern Harriers
• 3 Northern Pintails
• 4 Pileated Woodpeckers
• 4 Sedge Wrens
• 5 Brown - Headed Nuthatches
• 5 Ospreys
• 6 American Coots
• 6 Pine Warblers
• 10 Blue Grosbeaks
• 12 Wild Turkeys
• 15 Black - Bellied Whistling Ducks, including 13 babies near fledgling size
• 15 Mottled Ducks
• 15 Palm Warblers
• 20 Belted Kingfishers