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Bring More Birds to Your Home with Native Plants
Thanks to help from Audubon’s Native Plants Database, you can create your very own bird sanctuary. Enter your 5-digit zip code to find a list of the best plants for birds in your area, as well as local resources and links to more information. If you live on Seabrook, Kiawah or Johns Island, click here.
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The Painted Bunting – America’s Most Beautiful Bird
Recently received from SIB member Jenni Hesterman. “Just wanted to let you know I saw a male at my feeder this morning for the first time this spring. Hope all is well! Jenni They are back !!!Look up in the sky – it’s a jewel, a small parrot, no it’s SUPERBIRD! Without a doubt one
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Watch the Replay: Winged Wonders – The Phenomenon of Bird Migration
This past Wednesday April 21, 2021, nearly 70 Seabrook Island Birder (SIB) members joined us to hear our good friend, Matt Johnson, Center Director at the Audubon Center & Sanctuary at Francis Beidler Forest, present “Winged Wonders-The Phenomenon of Bird Migration. If you missed the program, watch it today on YouTube! To learn more about
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Ask SIB: Do Birds Cooperate to Chase off Predatory Birds?
Question: I saw something that that I thought interesting . We have a blue bird box and a Carolina Wren nest around 50 feet apart. A large Crow landed on the Bluebird box. Both the males attacked the crow to drive it off. Were they working together or as individuals? The Bluebird stood on the top
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Birding with Children on Global Big Day
Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) celebrated Global Big Day, on Saturday May 8th, with a walk for our youth at Palmetto Lake on Seabrook Island. We recruited 13-year old SIB member Reagan Passantino to assist leaders Judy Morr and Nancy Brown. One child, 4-year old Alister Patterson joined the event along with his father and Nana.
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Ask SIB – More Birds Mobbing
Question: Hi, Today I was walking not far from a pond with high reeds. A big heron was standing on the ground minding his own business when suddenly a red wing blackbird exploded out of the reeds and attacked the heron. The big guy took off and the red wing kept after him for twenty
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First Glimpses of American Oystercatcher U5 & Family
I am writing to announce the arrival of two chicks to American Oystercatcher U5 and his mate over the last 48 hours. At the beginning of May, I wrote to announce that American Oystercatcher U5 and his mate had nested on North Beach. U5 has been a resident around Captain Sam’s Inlet since 2014 and last
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Ask SIB: Is this a Chuck-will’s-widow?
Each spring, many residents and visitors of Seabrook Island hear the song of the Chuck-will’s-widow as they return to the island to breed. But is it unusual for anyone to see this bird as it is more active in the evening and early morning, and hidden by its camouflaged markings. A year ago we got
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Eastern Bluebird Cam Video
The video below has been making the rounds since Terri Hatley Stovall posted it on her Facebook page on May 20, 2021. She wrote: “I had previously posted a video of our first 2021 brood of 5 bluebirds up through 10 days old. All 5 successfully fledged and we now have a second brood of
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Where Did All the Hummingbirds Go?
Have you ever noticed a lack of birds? Read this interesting article from Birdwatcher’s Digest to learn why this might be the case.