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SCDNR shorebird leader named biologist of the year
Many members of Seabrook Island Birders have met Felicia Sanders. She has presented an evening program and leads the Red Knot banding program on the island. The press release below details the well deserved recognition Felicia recently received. —- NEWS RELEASE —-For Immediate Release SCDNR shorebird leader named biologist of the year COLUMBIA, S.C. (Oct. 29, 2020) — Felicia…
Red Knots and You!
Article written by: Bob MercerPhotos & Videos by: Mark Andrews Red Knots arrived early this year and the numbers keep rising. Beginning in February with a few hundred birds to the end of March with several thousand birds, these birds need the safety of Seabrook Island and Kiawah Island Beaches to power up for their…
Take a Look at the “Bird Library”
We hope you enjoy this article and livestream of a special library! Thanks to Joleen Ardaiolo for sharing this story from Time.com. Take a Moment to Dip Into the Miniature World of This Library For Bird While many libraries across the country have closed due to coronavirus, there’s one library that’s staying open — and its flocks of…
Bird Song Opera
We hope you enjoy this short video shared with us by Charley Moore. ShakeUp Music recomposed the Magic Flute “Papageno/Papagena” Duet into a colorful Mozart bird aria. Listen to an audiovisual Twitterstorm performed by our feathered fellows. Keep the birds on singing. www.shakeup.de
How To Make These Next Few Weeks A Little Easier, Courtesy Of Birds
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has numerous resources to entertain and educate people of all ages while we are keeping our social distance. From live cams, to games to courses. So if you run out of closets to clean and cupboards to organize, click on the links below! Here at Bird Cams, we recognize that the world is facing…
Happy Mother’s Day from SIB
Stuck in the house? Miss birding? Think there is nothing but what is at your feeder to watch? During the past month I have spent most of my time on our porch, but I am usually reading and/or glancing only at the feeder activity. Lately, I have started looking up rather than down and out…
What Bird Makes this Sound?
Each spring, Seabrook Island Birders receive many requests for us to identify the bird that makes this sound. Even if you have never seen this bird, chances are if you live or spend time in the spring on Seabrook Island, you have heard him after dusk and before sunrise! The bird we are hearing is…
Look Hoo We Found!
Early in January, several diehard members of Seabrook Island Birders were able to find a pair of Great Horned Owls and their potential nest at the conservancy lot on Cat Tail Pond Road on Seabrook Island, SC. In the past several months, the owls have been re-sighted by a number of people, both from the…
SC reports largest number of wintering orioles for sixth year in a row
The article below was written and distributed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). Click here to subscribe to updates from SCDNR. South Carolina’s 2020 Baltimore Oriole Winter Survey reported the largest number of orioles wintering in the United States for the sixth year in a row. Those results were recorded during the…
Spring on Seabrook Island
Have you noticed it has been a little noisy outside lately? No, I don’t mean from your neighbor blowing the Live Oak leaves off his driveway. From the moment it begins to brighten in the morning until the sun sets the birds are singing and loudly calling to one another. What you are hearing are…