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SIB “Bird of the Week” – Royal Tern
Royal Terns are often among the first birds a visitor sees at Seabrook Island’s North Beach, along with species such as Laughing Gulls and Brown Pelicans. They fly gracefully and slowly along the coastline, diving for small fish, which they capture with a swift strike of their daggerlike bills. Royal Terns live up to their regal…
SIB “Bird of the Week” – Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker – Dryocopus pileatusLength: 15.7 – 19.3″; Wingspan: 26 – 29.5″; Weight: 8.8 – 12.3 oz. This bird is the largest woodpecker on Seabrook Island, SC with a long neck, mostly black with white stripes on the face and a flaming-red triangular crest that sweeps off the back of the head. The bill is long and…
SIB “Bird of the Week” – Black-necked Stilt
Black-necked Stilts are not commonly seen on Seabrook Island. A search in eBird finds two were spotted on North Beach in May, 2025, but no reports have been recorded on Seabrook Island for 2026. However, they are found in marshes around the Charleston area, and if you look in eBird under “Explore Species” or “Explore…
SIB “Bird of the Week” – Red-winged Blackbird
For years I’ve been noticing smaller birds like Chickadees, Titmice and Wrens mob larger birds like Crows and Blue Jays, and medium size birds such as Mockingbirds, Blue Jays and Crows mob larger birds like Hawks and Owls if they encroach into their territory. Just the other morning Blue Jays were causing a complete ruckus…
SIB “Bird of the Week” – Ruby-throated Hummingbird
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is a familiar sight here on Seabrook Island, and all up and down the east coast. It’s the only hummingbird in the eastern half of the United States, unless a stray migrant happens to be passing through. Out of the roughly 365 known hummingbird species in the world, about 15-18 species regularly…
SIB “Bird of the Week” – Black Skimmer
Black Skimmers were my “spark” bird, the bird that initially sparked my interest in birding. My husband and I had just purchased our property on Seabrook Island and were sitting out on the beach near Boardwalk 9. We saw a bird fly over the water and skim the surface with its beak. As many times…
SIB “Bird of the Week” – Orchard Oriole
The Orchard Oriole is a small bird – smaller than a Baltimore Oriole, but larger than warblers and vireos. In fact, they’re the smallest of all America’s orioles. They have medium-length tails, rounded heads, and a straight, sharply pointed bill. Males are mostly black above with chestnut underparts and a chestnut patch in the wing.…
SIB “Bird of the Week” – Blue Grosbeak
A large, vibrantly blue bunting, the male Blue Grosbeak sings a rich, warbling song from trees and roadside wires. A bird of shrubby habitats, these richly colored birds can be hard to spot unless you hear them singing first. They are widespread but not abundant across the southern U.S., and are expanding their range. Breeding…
SIB “Bird of the Week” – Brown-headed Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatches are one of my favorite birds. I can’t help but smile every time I hear one, they sound like little squeaky toys! I usually hear them coming before I see them at the feeder, they land near the top of the feeder and hop down head-first to grab a seed, then immediately fly…
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 Island, 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.…
