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Wood Storks continue remarkable comeback
If you missed the article by Bo Petersen in today’s Post & Courier, be sure to check it out! As the article states, “The storks set a record this year with 2,512 nests, according to S.C. Department of Natural Resources counts, continuing a recovery success that ranks up with species such as the bald eagle and
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Seabrook Island Birders Thanks Its Members
We gobbled till we wobbled at the first annual Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) Let’s Talk Turkey & Eat Some Too event on Wednesday November 16, 2016. What a fabulous evening we all had! Over 65 people enjoyed turkey, gravy, ham and wine supplied by the SIB team and also loved the many appetizers, sides and
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Bird Sighting: Rare Lapland Longspur Spotted on North Beach
Name: Aija and Ed Konrad Date & Time of Sighting: Friday, December 2, 2016, 9:30am Location of Sighting (be as specific as possible): Seabrook Island, North Beach, past “no dogs allowed” sign Name of Bird Species: Lapland Longspur and American Pipit Number of Birds Sighted: 1 Lapland Longspur, 2 American Pipit Comments: Aija spotted, and Ed photographed, a rare Lapland Longspur
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2016 Bluebird Monitoring Results
Attached are the final results of the 2016 Eastern Bluebird Monitoring Session. You will note I have added lines for overall comparison with 2015 and 2014. Fledged Eastern Bluebirds were up 100 over the 2015 monitoring session and Carolina Chickadees up 2 while boxes with no activity were down to 3, one of which was temporarily
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Participate in the 6th Annual Sea Islands Christmas Bird Count
As some of you may have previously seen in Tidelines, the 6th Annual Sea Islands Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. The count area includes Kiawah Island, Seabrook Island, Wadmalaw Island, and John’s Island. SIB is working with Count organizer Aaron Given and we are looking for Seabrook Island residents that would like to participate. In
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SIB Identifies 116 Species in Christmas Bird Count
The Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) began on Christmas day in 1900 by ornithologist Frank M. Chapman, who proposed a new holiday tradition—a “Christmas Bird Census” that would count birds during the holidays rather than hunt them. Since then, this tradition has continued to grow and the data collected is used by scientists to study the long-term health
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Patrick McMillan: Hummers & the Plants they Love!
Patrick McMillan captivated more than 130 SIB members and guests on Wednesday February 22 with his talk on the Life and Biology of Hummingbirds. His presentation included beautiful photos and unbelievable video of hummingbirds from his travels throughout the Americas and in his backyard at the South Carolina Botanical Garden in Clemson, SC. Did you know … Patrick
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SIB Member Profile – George Haskins
I’ve been interested in birding ever since my Grandmother gave me a Roger Tory Peterson Field Guide when I was six years old. Soon after that we moved to a home adjacent to an Audubon Sanctuary in Brockton, MA. My sister and I became Junior Auduboners. I do maintain annual lists of birds seen and
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SIB Member Profile – Aija & Ed Konrad
We all find our path to birding in different ways…ours was through deer! Yes, deer! Ed and I were avid gardeners in Atlanta. On our 1-acre yard, we had extensive perennial gardens and were featured on Atlanta area garden tours. And then, when they cleared some land on a little mountain behind our neighborhood, deer came
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Spring Migration … Who am I???
As you know, tomorrow is April and spring migration is in full swing! This month SIB will focus our articles not on individual “birds of the week,” but rather topics around bird migration. Which birds will be packing their bags and heading north for the summer? Which birds use our home as a stopping point to rest