Hours of Operation: SIlver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary is open from 9:00 – 5:00, Monday through Saturday. Calling ahead in late summer for Wood Stork viewing is recommended, (803) 471-0291.
Aiken State Natural Area opens daily from 9:00 – 6:00.
Best birding months are April through October.
Central Savannah River Area, aka CSRA, covers five counties in South Carolina and Georgia. Arguably the best birding is found in Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary, where Wood storks arrive from the middle of July through the middle of September.
Another excellent birding area with the CSRA is Aiken State Natural Area, which contains a 3-mile jungle trail.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Wild Turkey, Northern Bobwhite, Red-headed Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown-headed Nuthatch.
Wood Stork, Mississippi Kite, Chuck-will’s-widow, Whip-poor-will, Yellow-throated Vireo, Northern Parula, Prairie Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler, Swainson’s Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Yellow-breasted Chat, Bachman’s Sparrow, Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting.
Hooded Merganser, Bald Eagle, American Woodcock, Wilson’s Snipe, Winter Wren, American Pipit, Orange-crowned Warbler, Palm Warbler, Fox Sparrow.