Date: 8/13/25 11:40 am From: Nate Dias (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: South Carolina State Wildlife Action Plan Survey
Carolinabirders,
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is soliciting feedback on their draft State Wildlife Action Plan. In theory, this plan guides SC DNR in its conservation activities.
They have an online survey they are asking folks to complete. I recently reviewed the plan and completed the survey. In my response, I noted that the current SWAP omits several bird species that SHOULD be included, some as Species of Highest Conservation Concern.
I urge folks to review the SWAP online and make comments on the survey. I noted that while species like Black-bellied Plovers are listed (moderate concern), species of much higher ACTUAL concern are not included - like Common Nighthawk (rapidly disappearing even from former strongholds in coastal areas), Stilt Sandpiper, LeConte's Sparrow, and others.
You can access the survey here, and it has links to the draft State Wildlife Action Plan:
PS My theory is that beach dune-nesting Common Nighthawks are losing nests to Coyotes. Even at no-public-access preserves like the Yawkey Wildlife Center, I have not seen a Common Nighthawk in a few years.
"These days I prefer to hunt with a camera. A good photograph demands more skill from the hunter, better nerves and more patience than the rifle shot." -- Bror Blixen
