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Happy Mother’s Day from SIB!
Being a mother is hard work. It comes with a unique set of challenges, but it also comes with great reward. Mother’s Day is a time to honor all mothers and recognize the love, care, and work they put into raising their children. Being a bird mom also has its challenges. They too put in
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Did you know: What is the developmental timeline from egg to fledge?
As we watch the rookery on the golf course and also see those Eastern Bluebirds growing on the bluebird trail, we note these birds “grow up” at different rates. The time spent from egg production to fledgling varies by species. Smaller birds often mature more quickly and may go from newly-hatched chicks to fledgling juveniles
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Baby Bird Out of the Nest
Have you ever found a baby bird on the ground and wondered what to do? Here are a few tips to help you determine if the bird needs to be rescued, or not. Click here to read an article from Audubon with more information about baby birds found outside their nest.
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Did you know? Some birds have a “home away from home.”
Did you know some birds have a “home away from home” they visit every single year? This time of year, Seabrook Island is surrounded by whimbrels with their distinctive downward curving curlewed beak, but most of us rarely see them because they travel at dusk and pre-dawn. Maina Handmaker’s recent study on Whimbrels reveals they
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Birds love our water
In our April birding along the golf course, the birds were loving the puddles along the cart paths. This was a reminder that especially during these drought conditions, birds need our bird baths even more. So below, in addition to new pictures from that outing, we are republishing an earlier blog with its great pictures.
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Love is in the air!
Little did we realize when we noticed the Cooper’s Hawk in our tree that we would be right in the middle of lover’s lane. On Tuesday, while working in the yard, Walter heard a kik-kik sound which he soon discovered was a Cooper’s Hawk in our tree. Based on size and eye color, we believe
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Rare Birds in South Carolina – Are There More Rare Birds Now? More Birders? Sparrows, Shorebirds, Seabirds, and Songbirds – Bird Every Bird!
Another group of birds that wintered in significant numbers this past year here were many of the sparrows. Many of these sparrows are known from the state, yet primarily in the Midlands or upstate, and in much lower numbers. However, I believe due to the extended harsh winter conditions in Canada and the northern US,
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Rare Birds in South Carolina – Are There More Now, or Does It Seem Like There Are More Rare Birds Than in Previous Years? If So, Why?
No doubt there has been a flurry of rare birds showing up in South Carolina locally and in the Lowcountry lately. Some notable species are the Burrowing Owl at Fort Sumter, Trumpeter Swan near Spartanburg, Snail Kite recently at Santee Coastal Reserve, Glaucous Gull at Deveaux Bank, Pacific Loon on Lake Murray, Ross’s Goose at
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Welcome Spring and our newly arriving birds
The official first day of Spring 2026 was March 20. Meteorologists recognize the first day of spring on March 1 because meteorological seasons are based on monthly temperatures – March, April and May are the three spring months that precede the three warmest months of the year. Even though Spring is probably a different span
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Spring Departures from Seabrook Island
Article submitted by: Ron Schildge in 2017; Republished in March 2026Photographs 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