We finally made our way to Harris Neck National Wildlife Reserve about 40 miles north of here. Harris Neck is one of 7 refuges adminstered as part of the Savannah Costal Refuges Complex. It consists of 2,284 acres that was formerly managed by the Federal Aviation Agency as a WWII Army airfield. Since its designation as a wildlife refuge in 1962, Harris Neck has served as a premier nesting, foraging and wintering habitat for many species of wildlife. Signature species include endangered wood storks and the colorful painted bunting, which favors the refuge's martime scrub areas. The refuge encompasses six man-made freshwater ponds, as well as salt marsh, open fields, forested wetland and mixed hardwood/pine forest.
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