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2021 SC Audubon’s Coastal Stewardship Report
2021 has been an exciting year for birds on Seabrook’s beaches! We welcomed back 4000-6000 Red Knots We have watched American Oystercatchers successfully raise 2 chicks There was the big announcement of 20,000 Whimbrel roosting on Deveaux Bank AND Seabrook Island Birders Shorebird Steward Program completed our first full year. Our Shorebird Steward program is
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Ask SIB: “Are Red Knots at North Beach?”
Fred Whittle recently sent a question to Seabrook Island Birds. He asked, “Are Red Knots at North Beach now? Thought I saw them on Sunday afternoon.” The quick answer is yes. Mark Andrews recently reported 300 birds at the end of North Beach. That leads people who like birds to a host of other
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Share the Shore!
Check out this short video from the National Audubon Society to learn how you can help protect shorebirds and share the shore.
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Replay of “Seabrook’s Amazing Shorebirds” and Volunteer to be a Steward
On Wednesday February 17, 2021, 80 members and friends of Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) were entertained by Janet Thibault, a Wildlife Biologist with SC DNR’s Seabird and Shorebird Program, as she educated us about the wonderful birds we can see right on our own beaches on Seabrook Island, SC. If you missed the program, you
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First Glimpses of American Oystercatcher U5 & Family
I am writing to announce the arrival of two chicks to American Oystercatcher U5 and his mate over the last 48 hours. At the beginning of May, I wrote to announce that American Oystercatcher U5 and his mate had nested on North Beach. U5 has been a resident around Captain Sam’s Inlet since 2014 and last
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Clams for Dinner
Currently, the beaches of Seabrook Island host a large flock of Red Knot, a species of bird severely threatened. Some Red Knots make an epic journey all the way from Tierra del Fuego at the southern-most tip of South America all the way to the scattered islands north and west of Greenland, approximately 9,000 miles.
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Seabrook Island has a Least Tern Nest!
In 2015, a major effort proceeded where the Captain Sam’s Creek and Kiawah River outflow was redirected creating the much larger North Beach. The necessary permits were provided by US Fish and Wildlife Services and the SC Department of Natural Resources because this wide expanse of beach would provide excellent nesting habitat for a number
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Follow-up: Least Tern Nesting on North Beach
To follow-up on the article from June 19, 2020 that announced that Least Terns, a Threatened Species in South Carolina, had nested on North Beach, we are sorry to say that those Least Tern nests were lost in a series of heavy rains in early July. Despite the rain, the Least Terns tried repeatedly
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Spring – an important time for Seabrook shorebirds!
Migrating Red Knots will be arriving. Piping Plovers will head north to breed. Least Terns, Wilson’s Plovers, and other shorebirds will mate and possibly nest on North Beach. It’s a time to enjoy their splendors, understand their challenges, and be extra careful when on the beach – give them space to rest, feed, and nest,