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SIB First Quarterly Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the First Quarterly Meeting of the Seabrook Island BirdersJanuary 20, 2016 at the Lake House This was the first meeting of those who had expressed an interest in birding on Seabrook Island. Originally 78 persons had signed up and nine (Charley Moore, Nancy Brown, Flo Foley, Marcia Hider, George Haskins, Donna Lawrence, Lyn…
Create a Logo for SIB
Hello Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) We hope you enjoyed our first meeting on January 20th, are finding the SIB website (Seabrookislandbirders.org) and blog informative and are following SIB news and activities on the SIB Facebook page. As you are all aware, a logo is extremely important to any organization or business and we would like to ask our members…
Bird Sightings on Seabrook Island – Week Ending March 23, 2016
SIB will publish this regular blog post to report interesting or unusual bird sightings on Seabrook Island. In the past week, we received these pictures and comments from one of our members and we’d like to share it with you. As you will notice, spring has arrived! Name: Glen CoxDate & Time of Sighting: 3/23/2016Name of Bird Species: OspreyNumber…
Annual Audubon International Bird Count Results
(Article Submitted by: George Haskins, Survey Coordinator & Photos Submitted by: Charley Moore) The annual survey of bird species on or adjacent to the Seabrook Island golf courses was conducted on April 28, 2016, by a team of 13 persons. The ground rules call for counting those seen or heard from the golf courses themselves. A…
A Message from Dana Beach and the Coastal Conservation League
The miracle of the red knot. The drama of nature in the comfort of your home. Conservation in the cause of economic development. We hope you enjoy the information below and take time to learn more about our special migrant bird the Red Knot, view the Pelicam of Crab Bank and read more about various initiatives…
Birding by Ear … Who am I???
As we talk with many SIB members, birding by ear can be one of the most challenging and frustrating areas for new birders. Yet getting to know one bird’s call/song can be exciting to know the bird is nearby even if you can’t see it! Sunday we will publish our weekly “Bird of the Week,” but we decided we…
Roseate Spoonbill Sighting on Seabrook Island Today!
Henry Fellers sent SIB two pictures from this morning of two Roseate Spoonbills feeding near Marsh Haven. Thanks Henry for sharing with our community!!!
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…
Recent Sightings of Interest
During the month of June, in addition to the previously reported Roseate Spoonbills, there have been some interesting bird sightings on Seabrook we want to share with you. Andy Allen reported seeing a Swallow-tailed Kite in early June over the Cassique Golf Course on Seabrook/Kiawah Islands. Nancy Brown and Flo Foley have seen the Mississippi Kites…
Roseate Spoonbill Sighting
Below is a note we received today from a Seabrook Island Resident. Dear Birders, I’m not normally a big bird-watcher, but when I was riding my bike on Sunday, August 14, around 4pm on Marsh Gate Drive, I looked over and saw a roseate spoonbill feeding amidst the herons and other waders… The birds were…