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Reminder: Red Knot Zoom presentation Wednesday at 6pm
Join the Shorebird Stewards for a Zoom presentation on Red Knot Research in the Southeast – On Wednesday, June 8th at 6pm, join speaker Fletcher Smith of the Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources as he presents interesting findings from a long-term red knot project of counting, surveying, trapping, and banding knots. Below is the information from our invitation
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Ask SIB: Will fledged wrens stay around?
Question: I have wrens that have nested inside my house I’m currently building. When the baby’s learn to fly will they fly around for a while or will they just go. Also if one is left behind can I continue to feed it? – Alivia Answer: Great questions! As a general rule, when a baby
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Help on Shorebird identification
Shorebirds always challenge my identification skills. I decided it was time to review various material I’ve seen. I thought maybe the list could be beneficial to others even if it wasn’t all encompassing. I started by adding this bookmark from Audubon to my birding backpack so I have it for quick reference: I recently received
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Father birds: How involved are they?
To celebrate Father’s Day, let’s investigate how involved male birds are in raising their young. The short answer is…it varies. Here is an article from Birds and Bloom with lots of good information. Bet this one brings a smile to your face! Meet the Best Bird Dads and Learn How They Help Out Around The
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Our National Bird: Bald Eagle?
I always enjoy seeing a Bald Eagle on any of our bird walks. I’ve learned that juveniles don’t have the signature white head and tail shown on adults. As we approach July 4th, I remembered the Bald Eagle was not Ben Franklin’s first choice. Google to the rescue. One of the many articles I found
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Least Terns: Threatened birds return to Morris Island to nest
Those of us on Seabrook Island were disappointed this year when the Least Terns nests were washed over by the unusually high king tides in May. An article in the Post and Courier on July 1 indicates others in the Low Country are having better luck: MORRIS ISLAND — Squeezed off of many beaches by
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Commentary: Declining red knots need our help
Nolan Schillerstrom of Audubon South Carolina recently wrote an opinion piece in The Post and Courier, mentioning Seabrook Island. If you missed it, you can read it here.
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Crab Bank rebuilding was a success!
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) biologists are celebrating the close of a successful shorebird and seabird nesting season on the newly restored Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary. Biologists documented over 500 nests over the season, marking the first time coastal birds nested on the small island in Charleston Harbor since its disappearance to erosion.
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Taxonomy Updates Coming Soon!
For those of us who maintain a list of birds we’ve seen, the title above sounded scary. When I first received the notice on eBird that there was to be a 2022 update I wondered what changes were going to be made. I’d heard for years there were proposals that Yellow-rumped Warblers’ two sub-species (Myrtle
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Volunteers Needed
We would love to have you join our team of volunteers! Don’t worry if you are a beginning birder, we are looking for diverse skill sets, including experience or willingness to learn the following: communications, marketing, organizing, strategic planning, leadership, financial, technology/digital media, etc. The committees shown with an asterisk ( * ) indicate they can be