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Where Do Birds Sleep at Night?
Did you ever wonder where the birds go at night? Do you know the difference between diurnal and nocturnal? When do birds sleep? Why do birds sing early in the morning? For answers to these and other interesting facts, click on the article below by Jaydee Williams as published on AZ Animals. We think you
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Ask SIB – When should I clean out my Bluebird nest box?
Question: Our Bluebirds just left the nest yesterday, should we clean out the box? Answer: Eastern Bluebirds in the Carolinas can have up to three nesting cycles per season. If possible, it’s a good idea to clean out the nest after each brood fledges, and definitely at the end of breeding season. To learn more
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Watch “Bird of Prey” on YouTube
This past week, SIB featured “Bird of Prey,” the multi award-winning feature-length (1 hr 30 minutes) documentary from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, as our May Movie Matinee. If you haven’t seen it, we encourage you to take time to watch this incredible story on YouTube (link below). You won’t be disappointed! The film includes
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What an Owl Knows: New Insights into the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds
Jennifer Ackerman is an award-winning science writer and speaker and the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, The Bird Way, and the forthcoming What an Owl Knows, to be available in mid June, 2023. Smithsonian Associates is offering an evening lecture via Zoom with Jennifer Ackerman on Monday, June 26, 2023
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Bird of the Week: Common Nighthawk
We recently shared information about the Chuck-will’s-widow, a bird common to Seabrook Island, more often heard than seen. A similar bird common to Seabrook Island, but generally not heard or even seen by many, is the Common Nighthawk. Both birds are in the nightjar family and breed in this area. They are often called “goatsuckers”
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SIB celebrated Global Big Day
May 13 was a perfect day to go birding and be a part of Cornell’s Global Big Day. Cornell has indicated that over 150,000 checklists were submitted worldwide in eBird for that day identifying over 7,600 species. 76,482 of those checklists were in the Lower 48 of the US showing 664 species. Seabrook Island Birders
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Healing Power of Nature
Dick Wildermann, one of the original members of the Seabrook Island Birders (SIB), recently wrote a short story about a little bird and a boy in a park, and the healing power of nature. It’s called Little Bird Park and you can read it here. About the Author: After serving as a U.S. Naval Aviator
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Sea Islands Shorebird Festival Recap
The Sea Islands Shorebird Festival was held May 11 & 12 on Kiawah and Seabrook Islands to celebrate the large number of shorebirds, including the threatened Red Knot, that use our beaches. A group of organizations interested in shorebird conservation worked to organize the festival. Representatives from Seabrook Island Birders Shorebird Steward Program, the Kiawah
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Boat-tailed Grackle released
Baby birds sometimes need human help to become independent birds in the wild. Chris Derajtys of Carolina Wildlife Center of Columbia recently contacted SIB on Instagram regarding her desires to release a rehabilitated Boat-tailed Grackle on Seabrook Island while she was visiting for Memorial Day Weekend. Joleen Ardaiolo and Judy Morr were able to witness
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Ask SIB: What is Brown-headed Cowbird doing?
Question: Have researched this question to no avail! We have tons of Brown headed Cowbirds this time of year on the feeders and on the ground. Often a male or two puffs himself up, tucks his head in, and naps on the ground under the largest feeder. Seems like a risk with all the birds