The S.C. Department of Natural Resources says the virus is circulating as seasonal migration brings millions of birds through the region. Waterfowl and birds of prey have been among the species most frequently affected.
The warning follows a recent die-off at Quarterman’s Pond in North Charleston, where about a dozen ducks and geese were found dead. Officials initially suspected bird flu after the birds began dying in October.
Federal records now show HPAI detections in a Canada goose from Charleston County and a bald eagle from Clarendon County…