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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…
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…
Spring Migration
On Friday, we asked if you could identify a bird by its song. It was first reported on Seabrook Island early last Thursday morning by George Haskins. The answer: the Chuck-will’s-widow. This bird winters as far south as Colombia, Venezuela and the Caribbean and breeds in pine, oak-hickory, and other forests of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic…
Bird Sighting – Return of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Name: Andy AllenDate & Time of Sighting: 3/31/17 12:30 pmLocation of Sighting (be as specific as possible): 2600 Jenkins point, very near marshName of Bird Species: Ruby Throated HummingbirdNumber of Birds Sighted: one maleComments: We have one male each year who visits our window feeder several times a day and regularly checks out our deck…
Spring Arrivals … Who am I?
Can you name the Oriole that arrives on Seabrook Island every spring and spends the summer with us until it is time to migrate again in the fall? Here’s a hint so leave us a comment if you know the answer! Watch for the full article about birds which migrate to Seabrook Island to live and…
Spring Departures from Seabrook Island
Article submitted by: Ron SchildgePhotographs submitted by: Ed Konrad Who have packed their bags and are leaving for cooler summers up north? We are all familiar with the common Northern Snowbird that arrives in early winter with their faded tans, rumpled shorts and out of state license plates. You might be interested to note that…
SIB Member Profile – Carl & Dori Helms
Carl and Dori Helms are both natives of Pennsylvania, but their footprints are everywhere. Carl’s birding experience started as a teenager in Boy Scouts and summer camps. His degrees from Colorado and Harvard are in Zoology and Biology and much of his academic research was in ornithology. Carl is a professional birder. He knows birds…
Feeding Hummingbirds
Many of our Seabrook Island residents enjoy watching and feeding the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds that spend the summers on our island. Making food for these incredible creatures is easy – just use these directions below! It is suggested to place feeders in the shade and thoroughly clean and replace the food every 3-4 days. Do not…
Bird Sighting: Jenkins Point Nests with Chicks
Name of Bird Species: Great Egret, Snowy Egret, and Green Heron nests with chicksNumber of Birds Sighted: Estimate adults and chicks on/near nests: 36 Great Egret32 Snowy Egret12 Green Heron Date & Time of Sighting: June 9, 2017, 10:00 – 10:45amLocation of Sighting: Jenkins Point: 1st pond to left as enter on Jenkins Point Road, and…
SIB Evening Program – June 22nd: Plovers, and Pelicans, and Terns, Oh My!
Date: June 22, 2016Registration & Social: 7:00 pmProgram Starts: 7:30 pmLocation: Live Oak Hall at the Lake House Janet Thibault, Wildlife Biologist with South Carolina DNR, will be talking about the nesting ecology of seabirds and shorebirds that breed on our coast. Species description and identification as well as natural history will be covered in…