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A Rare Visitor to SC
A few days ago, Ed and I went up I-26 N, to the Goose Creek/Hanahan exit to see some rare visitors to SC…two Limpkin. A Limpkin is a large wading bird, that on a quick look can look like a juvenile White Ibis or a giant rail. They are rarely seen outside of the tropical
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An amazing morning at North Beach!
What a great morning at North Beach. Ed and I saw our first Reddish Egret of the season for Seabrook down near the point, dancing away! We spotted four Piping Plovers on the shore at the dolphin stewards area. One had orange bands, endangered from the Great Lakes Area. We learned from our researcher friend
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Your Action Requested – Please Support TOSI Ordinance 2019-09 “Proposed Beach Rules for Pets”
As you may be aware, last winter the Town of Seabrook Island received a petition requesting that the Town Council consider proposed changes to the dates, times and locations upon which pets may be allowed “off-leash” on the beaches of Seabrook Island. Over a period of six months, the Town Council carefully considered relevant information
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Summer on North Beach – Reddish Egret, Spoonbills with Dolphins, and more!
It was a great summer for birding North Beach! Some days it was literally a cast of a thousands…terns, gulls, skimmers, oystercatchers, and a nice mix of shorebirds. Most birds gathered at the bend toward the inlet on a sandbar. My favorite time to go is just before or after high tide, when the birds
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Immature White Ibis
This morning (Friday October 25, 2019) we looked out on the marsh and found 10-12 young White Ibis feeding. Location is the marsh just up from Cattail as you cross over the bridge. Submitted by Lynn Maney-McIntosh To learn more about White Ibis, visit All About Birds.
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SIB’s Photos from Bear Island & Donnelly WMA’s
On Saturday, October 26, eleven members of SIB traveled to Bear Island & Donnelly WMA’s for our annual fall trip. As you may know, Bear Island is closed from November 1 until the beginning of February to allow hunters access. We arrived in time for sunrise and spent seven hours birding! We even saw a couple
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**JUST ANNOUNCED** “The Bird Crisis” – Live Broadcast Event TONIGHT from The Cornell Lab
According to research published online in September by the journal Science, wild bird populations in the continental U.S. and Canada have declined by almost 30% since 1970. The study quantifies for the first time the total decline in bird populations in the continental U.S. and Canada, a loss of 2.9 billion breeding adult birds—with devastating losses
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Bird Games to Share
During the recent Seabrook Island Birder’s Game Night, we shared three games that we thought all of you might enjoy to test your bird knowledge! In the first game called “Bill Me,” you have to combine two words to make the name of a bird. Next, you have to match each of the birds with
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A Rare Duck & Special Piping Plover – SI in December!
We had a fun week of December birding all around Seabrook! On Jenkins Point we were greeted by 2 Roseate Spoonbills, the number has since grown to 5. Nice to see a flash of pink in the winter landscape. Black-crowned Night Heron numbers are growing, at least 15 squawking their way between the 2 ponds
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Bird and Birding Books for Children
As parents raising children on Seabrook Island or grandparents whose grandchildren visit here often, you hopefully use our environment to spark an interest in nature. And, because we have access to the ocean, marsh, fresh water ponds, and woods our island is the perfect place to introduce your young ones to bird watching. To enhance