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Watch the Replay – “Top 10 Birding Moments Around the World”
If you missed the live presentation of Ed & Aija Konrad’s Top 10 Birding Moments from around the world, you can watch the replay below!
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SIB participates in Christmas Bird Count
On Tuesday, January 4, 17 SIB members once again participated in the fantastic annual tradition that is the Christmas Bird Count! Every year, birdwatchers all over North America (and elsewhere) head out bird counting in an attempt to gather a scientific snapshot of the bird population in our area. Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is
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Ask SIB: “Are Red Knots at North Beach?”
Fred Whittle recently sent a question to Seabrook Island Birds. He asked, “Are Red Knots at North Beach now? Thought I saw them on Sunday afternoon.” The quick answer is yes. Mark Andrews recently reported 300 birds at the end of North Beach. That leads people who like birds to a host of other
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Up Close & Personal with Eastern Bluebirds
You may have read the recent article regarding the winter behaviors of Eastern Bluebirds. Today, I want to tell you about the nifty gift I gave my mom for Christmas. My parents live on Johns Island just 25 minutes from our home on Seabrook Island. A couple years ago SIB member Carl Voelker was helping
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Ask SIB: Eastern Bluebird Winter Behavior
On January 9, 2021, Andy wrote SIB, “Today we saw maybe half dozen blue birds and one was sitting on the entry hole. Isn’t it early for them to be nesting? Has the warm weather put them off schedule?” The questions are relatively easy to answer. Yes, it is too early for them to be
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View Bald Eagle and Great Horned Owl Bird Cams
Tired of watching reruns on Netflix? There are two live camera feeds in the area of birds on their nests. There is a Bald Eagle nest on Hilton Head Island and a Great Horned Owl nest in Savannah. Both are live feeds and anything can happen. Hilton Head Island Land Trust has an Eagle cam
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SIB Travels: Spring 2021 Cross-country Trip
Our members love birds and love to travel! We plan 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! In mid-April 2021, we, like so many others, were suffering from cabin fever.
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Winter Banding of Painted Buntings
Painted Buntings usually summer in the Charleston area but are largely gone from November through March. Aaron Given from the Town of Kiawah Island decided to study this further and posted on Facebook: “Over the past 10 years, the number of Painted Buntings wintering in South Carolina, particularly in the Charleston area, has dramatically increased.
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Birding from My Back Porch
I have a perfect 4-season back porch for backyard birdwatching. There is an undeveloped lot next to my house, a lagoon just behind, and a backyard that has no grass and is small and flat for optimal visibility. Additionally, there are two large Live Oak trees and one large Pine tree close to the porch
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Ask SIB: What Bird of Prey is This?
Patricia’s Question: On Monday, January 31, 2022, this is the scene found by Patricia and Page Schaefer in their driveway on Seabrook Island, SC. Identifying hawks can be confusing, so we asked our resident naturalist Bob Mercer for his opinion. Bob’s Response: “I would say it is an adult female Cooper’s Hawk. Why do I