This summary is dedicated to Ken Scott, compiler of the Low Country CBC, who is retiring after this season. There were 26 counts conducted in South Carolina during the 115th CBC count period. Unlike last season, weather was not an important factor with only four counts affected. The results of the Pinewood count were severely reduced because of a participant's involvement in a traffic accident and the illness of another counter resulting in only half of the territories being covered. Bird-wise there was a major irruption of Pine Siskins, with them occurring on 69% of the SC counts, and a lesser movement of Purple Finches, found on 50% on the counts. Large numbers of American Robins were found on coastal counts early in the count period. The number of participants ranged from a mind-boggling 215 on the Hilton Head Island CBC to three on the Long Cane count. Half of the counts had feeder watchers and 69% did some owling. To me a disturbing trend was the two counts...