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Backyard Bird Book …
In December 2019, Joleen Ardiaolo wrote Bird and Birding Books for Children to help those looking for ideas for gifts for younger birders (fledglings?). SIB member Bette Popillo has since shared this update…. Greetings once again, fellow shorebird lovers!As I have said before, anyone who loves shorebirds also loves all birds. And often this love for…
Maine Audubon: Snowbirds
Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) received a copy of the winter 2021/2022 Maine Audubon journal, Habitat, from SIB member Emily Ward. Emily wrote: I regret not being able to join the birders club in any activity before we returned to Maine – the CBC was on the one day that the weather was awful for man,…
White Pelicans!
What a delight it has been to see American White Pelicans here in the low country! American White Pelicans are large, snowy white waterbirds with large, striking yellow-orange pouched bills and black-tipped feathers, visible only in flight. It is interesting to observe how different their foraging habits are from the Brown Pelicans, more familiar to…
February is National Bird-feeding Month
I don’t normally get too excited about national this month or that, but I’ll celebrate anything that gives me an excuse to do more birdwatching. February is National Bird-feeding Month, and this year’s theme is “Winter Comforts — Feed the Birds and Keep Them Happy and Healthy.” How and when did this designation begin? Turns…
Watch the Replay: Felicia Sanders’ “Hemispheric Flights of Migratory Shorebirds”
Did you miss the live version of our program with Felicia Sanders on Wednesday, February 16, 2022? Good news! We’ve recorded it and you can watch it at your convenience from any place at any time! Just click below: Program Description: Each year millions of shorebirds migrate to Arctic breeding grounds from wintering sites in…
Ask SIB: What happens if Deveaux disappears?
After watching the replay of Felicia Sanders presentation on shorebird migration, Andy Allen asked: I just watched the shorebird presentation replay. The importance of Deveaux Bank to migratory and also local breeding birds is enormous. However Deveaux Bank is not a stable island. When we first bought here forty years ago it was actually two…
Are you a Social Media Junkie?
There are many debates about the benefits and downsides of social media, but certainly it can be a great way for anyone to stay connected with people, organization and even topics. Did you know you can find Seabrook Island Birders on social media? We are still learning how to best present content to our audience,…
Talkin’ Birds
Although I love technology, I only recently discovered podcasts. I had always thought of myself as a visual learner and I’ve was never been much of a “book” reader. But during the pandemic, Flo finally convinced me to try listening to books. Then I started “reading” (listening) to books with our two younger nephews during…
Eagle Eyes
After SIB’s recent visit to Botany Bay Plantation Wildlife Management Area, Jackie Brooks did some Google searches and then posted on Facebook. Here is her post with pictures and research about Bald Eagles. Eagle eyeballs are the same size as human eyeball.., but their eyeballs are fixed in place so the eyeball does not move…
Preventing Bird Collisions – a Two-Part Webinar Series offered by Audubon
Preventing Bird Collisions, a Two-Part Webinar Series Join Audubon’s Bird-Friendly Communities team for an exciting two-part webinar series focused on the issue of bird-window collisions, solutions we can take to address this problem, and lessons learned from across the Audubon network. Register below for each event. A Discussion with Researcher Dr. Daniel KlemTuesday, November 16, 20217–8:30…