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SIB Travels: A River of Raptors in Veracruz, MX
Early in October, I joined my brother and six other people on a tour of Mexico. The marquee billing was to experience the River of Raptors. For about a decade, tales reached me of the amazing hawk migration passing through Veracruz, Mexico. Years ago, I remember sitting on the hard rocks of Hawk Mountain, PA
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You can now stream “Learn how to catch a Kiwi and so MUCH MORE….” on SIB’s YouTube Channel
Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) hosted an event on Friday November 10, 2023 featuring Dr. Kristina Ramstad, Associate Professor Vertebrate Biology at the University of South Carolina Aiken speaking about how the geologic history of New Zealand has given rise to a myriad of unusual species that are found nowhere else on Earth. In her
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New Jersey Pelagic Trip
Some very cooperative Great Shearwaters sat down next to the boat making photography a little easier.
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Hummingbirds Everywhere
Short blog about Alan Fink’s hummingbird encounters in Summer of 2023
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The Call of the West…
As my quest for “50 species in each of 50 states” continues, Ed and I decided to head out west mid-August. The temperatures looked wonderful compared to the fryer at our home in Atlanta, so we headed out for a 12 day trip to UT, NV, ID, and WY! We flew into Salt Lake City
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SIB Travels: To Canada and Alaska – Part One.
Follow along as one of our Seabrook Island Birders members travels to Alaska to see birds not commonly seen on the East Coast, and so much more! Eight years ago my husband and I went to Alaska on a 7 night cruise, roundtrip from Seattle. It was beautiful, but the time constraints didn’t allow us
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SIB Travels: To Canada and Alaska – Part Two
On board and ready to see Alaska, we settled into our cabin and watched Vancouver fade away. Glaucous Gulls were our escort out of the harbor but soon they, too, dropped back. As the sun set we sailed north to our first port of call, Juneau. Juneau is the capital of Alaska and is unique
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SIB Travels: A trip to Machias Seal Island
Machias Seal Island is the summer home of the largest puffin colony on the coast of Maine. Shelley Trucksis visited this island in the Bay of Fundy in June 2022 before she joined our group. She thought you may be interested in her amazing trip. Our members love birds and love to travel! We love
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SIB Travels: Southeastern Arizona, July 14-22, 2023, Chasing Rarities
Recently, Craig Watson and Pam Ford visited Arizona and not only shared their eBird lists with SIB but wrote about their adventures. Pam Ford and I had been to Arizona on two previous occasions, but this year we saw that several “life” birds and rare birds were being observed in the same place for weeks,
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SIB Travels: To Canada and Alaska – Part Three
If Alaska isn’t on your bucket list, you might want to add it. Whether for the scenery, wildlife, or history, Alaska is a formidable and impressive destination, and one that appeals to people from all walks of life. The last leg of our journey would be a combination of sea and land, taking us to