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SIB Travels: To Canada and Alaska – Part Three
If Alaska isn’t on your bucket list, you might want to add it. Whether for the scenery, wildlife, or history, Alaska is a formidable and impressive destination, and one that appeals to people from all walks of life. The last leg of our journey would be a combination of sea and land, taking us to
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SIB Reports: The Chronicles of Woody Jr
Shar and her good friend Gloria Wilson regularly do water aerobics at our POA Pool, next to our townhouse. On or about July 17th their attention was drawn to a partially dead birch tree, just outside the fence next to our entry road. What got their attention were bird calls, which they quickly identified as
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Did you know: Birds Beaks Adapt to food
Every bird course I’ve taken tells you to look at the bird’s beak to help in the identification. After researching how birds eat large items, beak shape became more interesting….so a study in beaks…. The beak – also known as the bill – has two parts: the upper mandible and the lower mandible. The upper
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SIB “Bird of the Week” – Black Skimmer
Black Skimmer – Rynchops nigerLength: 18″; Wingspan: 44″; Weight: 11 oz. We are among a lucky few to have the Black Skimmer along our beaches. As you can see from the map below, this dramatic and beautiful bird populates only a very small portion of the United States. Aside from its striking black and white
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Satellite Tagged Red Knots Are Headed Back From the High Canadian Arctic
On August ninth, Felicia Sanders, lead Coastal Bird Biologist with SCDNR, sent word that two of the Red Knots tagged with satellite transmitters were headed back south after spending the summer nesting in the Arctic islands of Canada’s far-north. Felicia has been sending updates with maps since early May, when the birds were first captured
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Missouri bald eagle that incubated rock now cares for eaglet
In April, many of you may have seen on Facebook or other websites that a Bald Eagle (Murphy) was incubating a rock. This week, SIB member George Haskins sent us an update he saw in his local newspaper. The 31-year-old eagle is now fostering an eaglet. It seems to be an appropriate Father’s Day update.
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SIB Explores: River of Raptors
You’ve read numerous “SIB Travel” blogs about birding trips taken by members. SIB members often hear about bird walks, festivals or tours that may interest others but not an official SIB activity. If you hear of something, let us know by sending the information to SeabrookIslandBirders@gmail.com. You can share, even if you don’t plan to
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SIB Travels: To the Land Down Under – Part 2
Our members love birds and love to travel! We love to feature stories and photos from our members throughout the year so you can “Travel with SIB.” Let us know if you have a story you’d like to share about your travels! Recently, Jennifer Jerome returned to Australia. Her trip was so packed with good
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Ask SIB: Brood vs Clutch
Question: We’ve been watching and sharing our photos and video from the Eastern Bluebird nest box containing the camera, and I realize I really don’t know when to use the term “clutch” vs “brood.” Can you you please help me know the correct usage? Nancy Brown Answer: Cornell Nest Watch has defined these terms as
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Advice on finding an Injured Bird
One recent morning at around 10am, I was sitting on a screened-in-porch listening to the birds with my aunts, Nancy and Flo, when I saw, and heard, a dark shape hit the screen door into the porch. I got up to check what it was, first checking the area immediately in front of the door,