Life List and Memory Jar

Most birders keep what's called a "Life List", or list of birds they've seen, Rick and I started one together a couple years ago (previously posted) and thanks to our trip to Myrtle Beach we have 28 new birds to add to that list! We're now up to 153 birds that we've positively identified (and remembered to add to our list).

Our new birds (in alphabetical order)

1. American Oystercatcher
2. Anhinga
3. Black Skimmer
4. Blue Grosbeak
5. Boat tailed Grackle
6. Carolina Chickadee
7. Glossy Ibis
8. Ground Dove
9. Laughing Gull
10. Least Bittern
11. Little Blue Heron
12. Mockingbird
13. Moorhen
14. Painted Bunting
15. Roseate Spoonbill
16. Ruddy Turnstone
17. Sanderling
18. Sandwich Tern
19. Semipalmated Plover
20. Sharp-tailed Sparrow
21. Snowy Egret
22. Tri-colored Heron
23. White Ibis
24. Willet
25. Wood Stork
26. Worm Eating Warbler
27. Yellow Crowned Night Heron
28. Yellow legged gull / black backed gull (indistinguishable)

 I also went through and took pictures of our conch shells collected on Bulls Island!

This is Erin's favorite shell!

This is Rick's favorite shell!

MEMORY JARS!!

I put all the seashells Rick and I collected (and a few shells I've collected in past years at Myrtle) and made these fun Memory Jars to commemorate our trip! They're also really fun summer centerpieces for our kitchen table!