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Rare Western Kingbird is visiting Seabrook Island
Late Monday afternoon, David Gardner reported a siting of a Western Kingbird in the dunes in front of the chapel at Camp St. Christopher. A Western Kingbird is an eye-catching bird with ashy gray and lemon-yellow plumage, the Western Kingbird is a familiar summertime sight in open habitats across western North America. This large flycatcher sallies
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Another Traveling Red Knot
SIB recently received the note below from SCDNR Wildlife Biologist Felicia Sanders. Pat Leary photographed this Red Knot, which we tagged at Seabrook Island on April 29, 2017, at Corrigan’s Reef, Cedar Key Florida on November 18, 2017. This bird probably went to the arctic to nest and now is wintering in Florida or headed
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Ask SIB: Project FeederWatch Q&A
Nearly a dozen SIB members are participating in the 2017-2018 Project FeederWatch program. During a seminar held earlier this week, one of the members asked a great question: Q: My backyard is legally ended by a tidal creek that flows in to a marsh behind my neighbor’s house. The neighbor has a dock. I know
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Kiawah Island Banding Station – 2017 Fall Migration Summary
As you may know, there is an active bird banding station on our neighboring island. The following information is a summary of what Aaron Given, Wildlife Biologist, provided on his Kiawah Island Banding Station blog, where you can read the full report. 2017 Fall Migration Summary The 2017 fall migration banding season at the Kiawah
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Annual eBird Taxonomy Update
Do you use eBird to document your bird sightings? If you don’t and want to learn more about how to use eBird, contact us! If you already use eBird, you may be aware August is when the Cornell Lab of Ornithology updates “all eBird records with the latest scientific advances in bird taxonomy. New information
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SIB Member Profile: Cat & Charles Russo
Visitors to the Russo home are enthusiastically greeted by Tasha, a Cairn terrier. Her owners Cat and Charles moved to the lake district full-time two years ago. They had vacationed on Fripp and Jekyll Islands, but found them too remote for year-round living. Cat was acquainted with Johns Island, having visited Kiawah as a child,
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Birding in Rochester, NY
Believe it or not, Rochester, NY and Seabrook Island, SC are similarly located ……….. from a birder’s viewpoint. The Genesee River flows North through the center of the City west of us and extensive creek system feeds Irondequcit Bay — seen from our porch — immediately to the east. Both of these water bodies feed
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Watch: Wild About Painted Buntings
Wild About is a monthly video series produced by the Town of Kiawah, where each episode will focus on a particular element of nature, wildlife or the environment from life on Kiawah Island. This month features one of the special birds of the Lowcountry, the Painted Bunting. Learn how the biologists on Kiawah band these beautiful
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The Image Hunter: On the Trail of John James Audubon
Some of you “bird nerds” are familiar with the “Carolina Bird List Serve,” a way birders in SC and NC share information about birding. The information below was shared today by Carl Miller of Charleston, and it is such a great story we wanted to share it with you! For those who love birding AND art,
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SIB Member of the Month: Tori Langen
For those of you who know her, you might not be aware that Tori Langen is a birder. She’s better known as an avid and accomplished golfer and a darned good bridge player. But she also enjoys birding! Tori says that it was probably her father who got her interested in our feathered friends.