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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…
“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…
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…
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…
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.…
Charleston Audubon Society – February Lecture – Wednesday February 10
Dr Greg Kearns has been studying Clapper Rails and Sora for decades along the Patuxent River in Maryland through the Maryland-National Capital Park Planning Commission. With the new expansion of Motus Wildlife Tracking Towers in South Carolina through the work of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, SC DNR, and Audubon South Carolina and the…
Ask SIB: Is this a Chuck-will’s-widow?
Each spring, many residents and visitors of Seabrook Island hear the song of the Chuck-will’s-widow as they return to the island to breed. But is it unusual for anyone to see this bird as it is more active in the evening and early morning, and hidden by its camouflaged markings. A year ago we got…
Interactive Bird Songs
This graphic was done by some really smart people at Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources (MN-DNR). Although there are several birds that you likely would never see here on Seabrook Island, we think most of them you may know from spending time in the northern areas of our continent, either by their appearance or their…
Eastern Bluebird Cam Video
The video below has been making the rounds since Terri Hatley Stovall posted it on her Facebook page on May 20, 2021. She wrote: “I had previously posted a video of our first 2021 brood of 5 bluebirds up through 10 days old. All 5 successfully fledged and we now have a second brood of…
PSA for Bird Lovers
If your mailbox has an open newspaper slot it is often considered prime nesting real estate for our local small songbirds such as Eastern Bluebirds and Carolina Chickadees. Many passerines are cavity nesters and are desperate to find a safe place to nest and raise their young once nesting season begins. Safe is the key…