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Summer on North Beach – Reddish Egret, Spoonbills with Dolphins, and more!
It was a great summer for birding North Beach! Some days it was literally a cast of a thousands…terns, gulls, skimmers, oystercatchers, and a nice mix of shorebirds. Most birds gathered at the bend toward the inlet on a sandbar. My favorite time to go is just before or after high tide, when the birds
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Immature White Ibis
This morning (Friday October 25, 2019) we looked out on the marsh and found 10-12 young White Ibis feeding. Location is the marsh just up from Cattail as you cross over the bridge. Submitted by Lynn Maney-McIntosh To learn more about White Ibis, visit All About Birds.
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SIB’s Photos from Bear Island & Donnelly WMA’s
On Saturday, October 26, eleven members of SIB traveled to Bear Island & Donnelly WMA’s for our annual fall trip. As you may know, Bear Island is closed from November 1 until the beginning of February to allow hunters access. We arrived in time for sunrise and spent seven hours birding! We even saw a couple
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**JUST ANNOUNCED** “The Bird Crisis” – Live Broadcast Event TONIGHT from The Cornell Lab
According to research published online in September by the journal Science, wild bird populations in the continental U.S. and Canada have declined by almost 30% since 1970. The study quantifies for the first time the total decline in bird populations in the continental U.S. and Canada, a loss of 2.9 billion breeding adult birds—with devastating losses
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Bird Games to Share
During the recent Seabrook Island Birder’s Game Night, we shared three games that we thought all of you might enjoy to test your bird knowledge! In the first game called “Bill Me,” you have to combine two words to make the name of a bird. Next, you have to match each of the birds with
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A Rare Duck & Special Piping Plover – SI in December!
We had a fun week of December birding all around Seabrook! On Jenkins Point we were greeted by 2 Roseate Spoonbills, the number has since grown to 5. Nice to see a flash of pink in the winter landscape. Black-crowned Night Heron numbers are growing, at least 15 squawking their way between the 2 ponds
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Bird and Birding Books for Children
As parents raising children on Seabrook Island or grandparents whose grandchildren visit here often, you hopefully use our environment to spark an interest in nature. And, because we have access to the ocean, marsh, fresh water ponds, and woods our island is the perfect place to introduce your young ones to bird watching. To enhance
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Seabrook Island Results from the 120th CBC
For the fifth year, Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) participated in the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on Friday January 3rd, as part of the Sea Islands CBC. This was the 120th Christmas Bird Count since its creation in 1900. The day started considerably mild with temperatures in the high 60’s, but strong winds and rain,
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Close-out Sale – Purchase a SIB T-Shirt for only $10
ORDER YOUR SEABROOK ISLAND BIRDERS T-SHIRT TODAY ONLY 9 Remain! SIB T-SHIRT ORDERS may be made today by emailing SIB and indicating the number, color and size. We will then make arrangements for payment and delivery. These 100% cotton T-shirts (Anvil) are available in three remaining colors: Silver: 1 small, 1 XXL Spring Yellow: 1
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Ask SIB … What is that Bird?
We often receive questions about birds from our members and residents of Seabrook Island. This week, Jenni sent us an email along with some photos. Hello! I’ve been watching the birds at my feeders for few years now and saw something new today! I’ve attached some photos of this beautiful white mystery bird. Thanks for your help!