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Identifying BBJs: Winter Hawks
Dr. Bill Hilton, who was SIB’s most recent Zoom speaker, has a website for his nature center, Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, that includes a weekly blog. The most recent edition, #734, of This Week at Hilton Pond is about BBJs. BBJs are Big Brown Jobbers – or hawks – as opposed to
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Photos from a Spring Bird Walk at Camp St. Christopher
It was a beautiful Tuesday morning when nine Seabrook Island Birder (SIB) members were joined by three Camp St. Christopher staff members for a bird walk throughout 2. 9 miles of the wooded property down to their crab dock and back through the slough. In total we identified 39 species on the walk. Although we
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SIB Christmas Bird Count
On January 4, 2021, Seabrook Island Birders participated in our most productive annual Christmas Bird Count ever! A record number 114 species, and we suspect a record number of individual birds with nearly 6,500. We had 10 teams of birders hitting Seabrook Island “hotspots” of Jenkins Point, Palmetto Lake, North Beach, Creek Watch, Camp St Christopher, SIPOA/Club
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Bring More Birds to Your Home with Native Plants
Thanks to help from Audubon’s Native Plants Database, you can create your very own bird sanctuary. Enter your 5-digit zip code to find a list of the best plants for birds in your area, as well as local resources and links to more information. If you live on Seabrook, Kiawah or Johns Island, click here.
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Moisture in feeders can cause disease
Many of us enjoy watching our feathered friends at our backyard feeders. If we don’t maintain our feeders appropriately, it can lead to deadly illness in birds. Read more in an article originally published by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Moisture in feeders can cause deadly disease. Thank-you to Charley Moore for forwarding this
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The Painted Bunting – America’s Most Beautiful Bird
Recently received from SIB member Jenni Hesterman. “Just wanted to let you know I saw a male at my feeder this morning for the first time this spring. Hope all is well! Jenni They are back !!!Look up in the sky – it’s a jewel, a small parrot, no it’s SUPERBIRD! Without a doubt one
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“Seabrook’s Amazing Shorebirds” – Register for SIB’s Virtual Evening Program on February 17th
Seabrook Island Birder’s first Virtual Evening Program, “Seabrook’s Amazing Shorebirds,” featuring Janet Thibault from SCDNR, will be held on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 from 7:00 – 8:15 pm, using Zoom video and audio. The cost is free, however, we encourage everyone to join SIB if you are not already a member. To attend this virtual
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Watch the Replay: Winged Wonders – The Phenomenon of Bird Migration
This past Wednesday April 21, 2021, nearly 70 Seabrook Island Birder (SIB) members joined us to hear our good friend, Matt Johnson, Center Director at the Audubon Center & Sanctuary at Francis Beidler Forest, present “Winged Wonders-The Phenomenon of Bird Migration. If you missed the program, watch it today on YouTube! To learn more about
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Ask SIB – Little Yellow Birds!
I’m hoping you can help me learn how to distinguish between an immature and/or female Pine Warbler from an immature and/or female American Goldfinch. Stated differently which is the Pine Warbler and which is the American Goldfinch? Last week I held back my Feeder Watch bird count for several days in order to do a
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Birding with Children on Global Big Day
Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) celebrated Global Big Day, on Saturday May 8th, with a walk for our youth at Palmetto Lake on Seabrook Island. We recruited 13-year old SIB member Reagan Passantino to assist leaders Judy Morr and Nancy Brown. One child, 4-year old Alister Patterson joined the event along with his father and Nana.