Fall is officially here and as temperatures drop the Grand Strand will welcome snowbirds from colder states — both humans and actual birds. While the Myrtle Beach area is home to a variety of birds year round, autumn is a great time for bird watching because some migratory species only pass through for a limited time.
“A lot of birds that have been breeding up north are going to be heading south … so it can be a good time for both shore birds going on the beach and also neotropical migrants, the little birds that are in the woods, warblers and vireos and things,” said Myrtle Beach State Park ranger Ann Wilson.
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