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Birding from My Back Porch
I have a perfect 4-season back porch for backyard birdwatching. There is an undeveloped lot next to my house, a lagoon just behind, and a backyard that has no grass and is small and flat for optimal visibility. Additionally, there are two large Live Oak trees and one large Pine tree close to the porch
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Watch: To the Ends of the Earth: Birds of East Africa
Do you love birds and nature? Are you interested to learn more about the birds of Africa? Recently, the Seabrook Island Birders offered a movie matinee found on PBS called, “To the Ends of the Earth: Birds of East Africa. All of the participants watching this one-hour documentary agreed it was spectacular! Read the description
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Ask SIB: Which spotting scopes for birding?
Question: I would like to give my daughter a “spotter” for Christmas. Any recommendations of best brands, etc.?Thanks,Lee Hurd, SIB Member While binoculars are great for viewing birds “up-close”, a spotting scope will allow you to find and distinguish field marks on more “distant birds.” You will also be able to view plumage you cannot
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“Top 10 Birding Moments Around the World!” – Register for SIB’s Virtual Evening Program on November 17th
Virtual Evening Program November 17, 2021“Top 10 Birding Moments Around the World!” Join longtime SIB members, the Konrad’s, for a birding travelogue! Aija (the birder) and Ed (the photographer) will share their most memorable moments from the past 10 years of birding around the world. From their archives of over 1000 world life birds, they’ll
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Enormous flock of Whimbrel discovered on Deveaux Bank
Last night an announcement concerning Deveaux Bank was so special it was made at a special event held at the Charleston Museum to an audience filled with some of the state’s most notable naturalists. After years of monitoring and documentation, our backyard barrier island was found to be a stopover for tens of thousands of
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“Leave This Wondrous Island to the Birds”
The New York Times published this piece about the migrating Whimbrel’s use of Deveaux Bank as their nocternal roost by Deborah Cramer with photographs by Damon Winter. Deborah Cramer is a visiting scholar at M.I.T.’s Environmental Solutions Initiative and the author of “The Narrow Edge. A Tiny Bird, an Ancient Crab, and an Epic Journey.” The
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Free Webinar featuring Scientific Illustrator Liz Clayton Fuller
In the Studio with Scientific Illustrator Liz Clayton FullerJuly 9, 12:00–1:00 p.m. Eastern Join a virtual visit to the studio of Liz Clayton Fuller, a friend of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and a professional artist. Liz is known for her ornithological illustrations along with her sketchbook-style studies of bird species. Spend an hour with Liz
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Free Webinar – Who’s Singing?
Cornell Lab recently updated their popular free bird identification app to include song identification. Below is more information from their web site. The webinar promises to be informational but several SIB members have successfully started using this new feature without the webinar. Who’s Singing? How to Use Merlin Bird ID to Identify Bird CallsJuly 27,
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Feeding Birds on Seabrook Island
Recently a question was asked on our neighborhood social media site about if it is safe to feed our wild birds. Earlier this spring there was an outbreak of avian salmonellosis in the southeast that affected pine siskin, purple finch, and American goldfinch. People in our area were asked to remove their feeders until the
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird Nesting on Seabrook Island
In late July, a friend called asking if Ruby-throated Hummingbirds nest on Seabrook Island. She was pouring a glass of wine and saw a hummingbird hovering near a tree outside her kitchen window then spotted the nest in easy view. So the obvious answer is yes….Ruby-throated Hummingbirds breed between March and July. The female lays