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Unexpected Visitor to Johns Island, SC
Yesterday (Sunday January 19, 2020), I received a text from my South Carolina birding friend Aija who posted the presence of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher nearby. Eileen and I quickly jumped into the car and dashed off to the location. Six other local birders had already arrived and they pointed us in the right direction. There…
Birding App Recommendations
One of the best resources for bird watching has always been the many guides available in book form. The Sibley Guide to Birds, Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, and Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America, as well as many others are referred to as field guides because you can…
Birding the World with SIB Members: South Pacific to New Zealand & Australia
Many of us love to travel, and when we do, we often enjoy the birds and wildlife of far away places. Flo Foley and Nancy Brown spent six weeks traveling from Tahiti to New Zealand and Australia. In this blog, they will share some of their photos and experiences traveling the world “down under.” If…
Seabrook Island Birders Starts New Year
A new year starts with a review of the prior year. That presentation is now available on our web page. On January 30, Ed and Aija Konrad amazed the 68 attendees of our first evening event of the year with their “Tales of a Big Year.” A separate post will provide a more complete recap…
Maine’s Great Black Hawk Euthanized
As some of you will recall, SIB member Karen O’Brien wrote an article back in December explaining how she was able to see a first time on record Great Black Hawk in her hometown of Portland, ME. This past week, Aija Konrad told a SIB audience at our evening program the Great Black Hawk was her…
Tales of a Big Year…the Journey to 577
On January 30, SIB members Aija and Ed Konrad amazed the 68 attendees for our first evening event of 2019 with their “Tales of a Big Year … the Journey to 577.” In 2018, Aija took the challenge to do a United States Big Year, finding 577 bird species for the year. She finished #14…
Learn to Identify Common Birds
With the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) coming up this weekend, the National Audubon Society wrote a great article on the common bird species you are likely to see at your feeders and in your backyards. Of the 15 birds they describe, there are nine we are likely to see in your backyard on Seabrook…
Another Successful Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)
Each year the Audubon encourages everyone to be a citizen scientist and document the birds they see in their yards and travels during the Presidents Day weekend (this year Friday February 15 – Monday February 18). For our third year in a row, SIB organized four walks on Sunday each at different habitats, including…
Prothonotary Warbler & Project PROTHO – SIB’s Evening Program on March 27, 2019
SIGN UP TODAY Matt Johnson is the Director of Bird Conservation & Engagement for Audubon South Carolina. A native of South Carolina, Matt grew up in Columbia and attended Clemson University from 2003-2009. After receiving his graduate degree in Biological Sciences, Matt worked as a producer for the Emmy award-winning nature documentary entitled “Expeditions…
What a Strut!
As many of you have noticed on social media lately our male Wild Turkeys, or toms, are being quite aggressive and putting on quite the show. Actually that’s right on cue for Wild Turkeys on Seabrook Island as breeding and nesting for Wild Turkeys begins in late February around this part of the east…