2nd Annual Kite Outing (Swallow-Tailed and Mississippi)

Perfect for the birding enthusiast, the Lower Savannah River Alliance presents the 2nd Annual Kite Outing.

Every summer from mid-July to mid-August, the kite show begins over the cow pastures of Allendale, South Carolina. In this period of post-breeding dispersal, hundreds of swallow-tailed and Mississippi kites converge to this area of our state to feed on a horde of dragonflies and other flying insects. It is a spectacle to behold--a birder's delight--to watch these flocks feed over the fields!

At 8 a.m., meet at the Lower Savannah River Alliance Educational Center, 12049 Burton's Ferry Highway, Allendale, SC.

Cost:

$30/person

Schedule:

8:30 a.m.: tour Allendale Kite Field, $30 per person.

11:30 a.m.: Guest speaker is John Cely, author, naturalist, one of the founding fathers of Congaree National Park.

12:30 p.m.: Lunch.

Afternoon self-guided hike on LSRA Nature Trail and/or additional kite field.