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Slow Birding at the Crab Dock/Boat Ramp
Friday, June 12, 2026 9:00a-10:00aSlow Birding at Boat Ramp/Crab DockLocation: 1201 Creek Watch TrMax: 12Cost: Free for members; $10 donation for guestsLeader: Melanie Jerome 614-570-3951 REGISTER NOW Slow Birding? What is this new activity? Come join SIB members near the home of Melanie and Robert Jerome at the boat ramp on Creek Watch Trace on
Beyond our Backyard: Birding at The Gathering Ground
Friday, May 22, 2026, 8:30am – 10:30am Location: 4360 Betsy Kerrison Rd. Max: 15 Cost: None for 2026 members; $10 donation for guestsLeader: Melanie Jerome REGISTER NOW Have you ever wondered what the new signage (GATHERING GROUND) on Betsy Kerrison was all about? It is on the site of the old Rosebank Farmers Market. It
Join SIB for Slow Birding at the Boat Ramp/Crab Dock
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Backyard Birding at Privateer Creek
Thursday, March 26, 2026 9:00am- 10:30amBackyard Birding at Privateer Creek Rd.Location: 3274 Privateer Creek Rd.Max: 12Cost: Free for members; $10 donation for guests Trip Leader: Melanie Jerome Join SIB member Mary & Mark Wilde at her address 3274 Privateer Creek Rd. on Thurday, March 26, 2026 at Privateer Creek Rd. from 9-10:30am. The birds like
Slow Birding at the Boat Ramp/Crab Dock
Saturday, February 14, 2026 10:00a-11:30aSlow Birding at Boat Ramp/Crab DockLocation: 1201 Creek Watch TrMax: 12Cost: Free for members; $10 donation for guestsLeader: Melanie Jerome 614-570-3951 Slow Birding? What is this new activity? Come join SIB members near the home of Melanie and Robert Jerome at the boat ramp on Creek Watch Trace on Seabrook Island.
Pop Up Birding-Palmetto Lake
Sunday, December 7th, 2025 4:00p-5:30p Location: Meet at Equestrian end of Lake House parking lotMax: 12Cost: Free for 2025 members, $10 for guests or $5 for SIPC members Trip Leader: Melanie Jerome 614-570-3951 REGISTER NOW Join the Seabrook Island Birders for a leisurely walk around Palmetto Lake. The path around Palmetto Lake is wheelchair navigable and
Backyard Birding at Crab Dock/Boat Ramp
Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 4:00p-5:30pBackyard Birding at Boat Ramp/Crab DockLocation: 1201 Creekwatch TrMax: 12Cost: Free for members; $10 donation for guestsLeader: Melanie Jerome REGISTER NOW Join SIB members near the home of Melanie and Robert Jerome at the boat ramp on Creek Watch Trace on Seabrook Island on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 4:00p-5:30p. You
SIB Bird of the week – Red-eyed Vireo
This little 5.1 inch Red-eyed Vireo is a chunky vireo with a long, angular head, thick neck, and a strong, long bill with a small but noticeable hook at the tip. The body is stocky and the tail fairly short. They are olive-green above and clean white below with a strong head pattern: a gray
SIB Bird of the Week – Summer Tanager
If you’ve ever caught a glimpse of a flame-red bird flitting through the treetops in South Carolina’s warmer months, chances are you’ve seen the stunning Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra). This migratory songbird brings color and melody to the southeastern U.S. each spring and summer. Characteristics The male Summer Tanager is North America’s only entirely red
SIB “Bird of the Week” – Brown Thrasher
Brown Thrasher –Toxostoma rufum L 11.5” WS 13” WT 2.4 oz In the family of Mimidae, they are related to other frequent visitors to Seabrook, the Northern Mockingbird and Gray Catbird. Brown Thrashers are fairly large, slender songbirds with long proportions—the legs are long and sturdy, and the bill is long and slightly downcurved. The
