So far February has been cloudy and rainy. Some days complete wash outs...like buckets of water...so on the sunny breaks I'm ready to get out and go someplace! I took a short ride over to this spot called the Clemson Sandhills Experimental Station. It's a pretty cool spot to hike, dog walk, and bird! I packed a sack lunch and drove over, its not too far away like 18 miles. There's 2 ponds and a lake. I hiked the lake trail it's about 2.1 miles, outlined in blue... 
The trail meanders over the dam, over an eagle scout project boardwalk and
through the woods....
Lots of American Robins up high picking berries I ran into them throughout my hike....maybe 50 in total
They did have some competition the cedar waxwings...saw about 10 darting in and out of this tangle of brier.
In the woods area I saw 2 pair of Northern Cardinal, and they appeared to be searching for a nest spot...just the way they called to each other and the way they behaved made me think of Amor'e.
Near one of the smaller ponds this Eastern Bluebird was hunting in the Sycamore trees...
In the water I spotted 4 Pied Billed Grebes, and 8 Double Crested Cormorants...all pretty far from the edge,
I found a bench to sit down and eat my sandwich this Carolina Wren started to have a fit...
carolina wren
I enjoyed his antics, and he stirred up a few more birds in the woods. A Hermit Thrush in the edge gave me a quick peek and higher up the Red Bellied Woodpecker squealed his displeasure too!
Hope this one gets put back right before nest building gets underway
Love the white bark on the tall Sycamore Trees.
The bark...
After the lunch break I finished the lake hike and stirred up the interest of this Myrtle Yellow Rump Warbler.
There is a young Pecan Orchard on the grounds and a few Northern Mockingbirds were patrolling the branches...
There is an open area where they experiment with sod of various kinds, about the time I got over there an Eagle flew over way up high...and down on the fence line another Eastern Bluebird...
a heavy crop to pull this one out of this shot...
I would def go around here again...there is enough hardwood to make some pretty fall color behind the lake, so I must make a mental note!
PEACE
Every day is a new Adventure.
