Dreams take flight

A lifelong passion finds its wings as South Effingham alum Isaiah Scott begins building a 16-acre bird preserve in Rincon

A Cornell University–trained ornithologist, Isaiah Scott founded Scott's Wild Bird Preserve to protect wetlands and forest habitat in a fast-growing corner of Effingham County while creating space for education and ecotourism. (CARISSA BROWN/Effingham Herald)

Isaiah Scott 1.jpg — A Cornell University–trained ornithologist, Isaiah Scott founded Scott's Wild Bird Preserve to protect wetlands and forest habitat in a fast-growing corner of Effingham County while creating space for education and ecotourism. (CARISSA BROWN/Effingham Herald)

RINCON — On an overcast winter morning that smelled of damp earth and pine needles, Isaiah Scott paused mid-step along a muddy, leaf-strewn path, tilting his head to listen. Within seconds, he picked out the song of a Yellow-rumped Warbler, followed moments later by a Carolina Chickadee. Their calls rippled through the swaying trees and across the still, mist-shrouded ponds.

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