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The Dakotas…Potholes and Prairies
Note: This article appeared in the July 1 Seabrooker. It’s been updated for SIB blog. After all the stops and starts of travel during Covid, we had an itch to get on the road again! You may wonder, why the Dakotas? They happen to be wonderful places for birdwatching, particularly in June and July. The birds are plentiful,
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SIB Travels: The Acadia Birding Festival in Maine
We have participated in many dance and local seasonal festivals over the years,but we were totally unaware of bird festivals until early this year. The Acadia Birding Festival in Maine was a spur of the moment idea that morphed into a 3 week, 12 state, 3600+ mile road trip. In addition to the birding, we
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SIB Travels: Summer at Camp in Maine
Last year, while spending time late summer/early fall in Maine, we purchased property on a lake near Bangor, where I grew up. We are so excited to be able to spend “summah upta camp!” The nights are cool, the air has been dry (NO humidity), and even on the hot days, a breeze comes off
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SIB Travels: Arizona in August
Bob Mercer recently shared the information below about their birding trip to Arizona in August. Who in their right mind would go to Arizona in August? A birder. I have birded in Arizona on three other occasions. Years ago, my first trip was in mid-September. My second trip happened in March. In 2017, Eileen and
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SIB Travels: Hammock Coastal Birding Festival
As previously reported, several SIB members are always on the look-out for birding festivals. The Hammock Coastal Birding Festival recently was brought to our attention. This inaugural festival is scheduled for the weekend of February 10 – 12, 2023 in nearby Georgetown. The festival includes speakers plus opportunities to bird Brookgreen Gardens, Huntington Beach, Tom
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Watch the Replay – “Top 10 Birding Moments Around the World”
If you missed the live presentation of Ed & Aija Konrad’s Top 10 Birding Moments from around the world, you can watch the replay below!
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SIB Travels: Spring 2021 Cross-country Trip
Our members love birds and love to travel! We plan to feature stories and photos from our members throughout the year so you can “Travel with SIB.” Let us know if you have a story you’d like to share about your travels! In mid-April 2021, we, like so many others, were suffering from cabin fever.
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Loons of Mount Desert Island, Maine
For me, summer normally means traveling to Maine to see family, friends and nature! Growing up, one of my most favorite birds to hear and see was the Common Loon. The sound of a Common Loon can instantly transport me to a lake in Maine. Although I won’t be visiting Maine this summer, I surely
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Birding the World with SIB Members: South Pacific to New Zealand & Australia
Many of us love to travel, and when we do, we often enjoy the birds and wildlife of far away places. Flo Foley and Nancy Brown spent six weeks traveling from Tahiti to New Zealand and Australia. In this blog, they will share some of their photos and experiences traveling the world “down under.” If
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Tales of a Big Year…the Journey to 577
On January 30, SIB members Aija and Ed Konrad amazed the 68 attendees for our first evening event of 2019 with their “Tales of a Big Year … the Journey to 577.” In 2018, Aija took the challenge to do a United States Big Year, finding 577 bird species for the year. She finished #14