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Crab Bank rebuilding was a success!
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) biologists are celebrating the close of a successful shorebird and seabird nesting season on the newly restored Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary. Biologists documented over 500 nests over the season, marking the first time coastal birds nested on the small island in Charleston Harbor since its disappearance to erosion.
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Ask SIB: Why is Pileated Woodpecker making a hole in the fall?
Question: Yesterday a male pileated woodpecker started working on the opening to one of our owl boxes. We assumed he wanted the opening larger to get in for some bugs. He worked on it for a few hours (till dusk) and then is back this morning and has made the opening larger. He now goes
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Taxonomy Updates Coming Soon!
For those of us who maintain a list of birds we’ve seen, the title above sounded scary. When I first received the notice on eBird that there was to be a 2022 update I wondered what changes were going to be made. I’d heard for years there were proposals that Yellow-rumped Warblers’ two sub-species (Myrtle
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SIB Travels: Hammock Coastal Birding Festival
As previously reported, several SIB members are always on the look-out for birding festivals. The Hammock Coastal Birding Festival recently was brought to our attention. This inaugural festival is scheduled for the weekend of February 10 – 12, 2023 in nearby Georgetown. The festival includes speakers plus opportunities to bird Brookgreen Gardens, Huntington Beach, Tom
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Volunteers Needed
We would love to have you join our team of volunteers! Don’t worry if you are a beginning birder, we are looking for diverse skill sets, including experience or willingness to learn the following: communications, marketing, organizing, strategic planning, leadership, financial, technology/digital media, etc. The committees shown with an asterisk ( * ) indicate they can be
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Mark Andrews talks about Seabrook Island’s Shorebird Steward Program
For today’s blog, Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) spoke with Mark Andrews, one of the founders of Seabrook’s Shorebird Steward Program and current co-chair along with Bob Mercer. We asked Mark to share his knowledge and experience with our SIB followers. We have many new residents on Seabrook who might be interested in learning more about
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SIB Travels: Oklahoma O.K. !!!
GA departure, Welcome to Oklahoma! Oklahoma… “Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain!” Does anyone remember the Rogers and Hammerstein musical? I sang in the high school choir and “Oklahoma” was the first musical production I was in. I can still remember a lot of the songs! So, when we decided to drive from
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Talk Turkey to me
I recently received an email from National Audubon that gave 10 fun facts about Wild Turkeys. An article that starts with “Super vision? Flowing beards? Spiral poo? Yeah, there’s plenty to talk about when it comes to this American icon” is too fun not to share. I hope you enjoy it as much as I
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An Ode to Weird Duck Time
My neighbor, Charles Russo, notes the date each year when the Hooded Mergansers come back to our lagoons on Loblolly Lane. Just before Thanksgiving is when we start looking for the small recognizable ducks. This year on November 18th, less than a week before Thanksgiving, Charles called to let me know that he had spotted
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Birding Lingo
Every hobby has its own slang and unique terms. Birding has more than most. I thought it would be fun to share some I use or like: Terms I commonly use: