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Merlin Sighting on North Beach
“Over the last couple of years I’ve seen this bird most mornings at dawn sitting on the first dog sign at north beach.” Glen Cox, Seabrook Island
“My Patch”
My favorite birding magazine is BirdWatching which is published six times a year by Madavor Media, LLC. One of the common contributors is Pete Dunne, an author who is described as “New Jersey Audubon’s ambassador at large.” In the September/October issue, he has a piece entitled “My Patch.” It is about a nearby spot where…
Yellow-billed Cuckoo – a “rare” bird siting
Early Sunday, November 4, the SIB members at Charley Moore’s Backyard Birding were “cuckoo” over an extended sighting of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo. It stayed around long enough for Jackie Brooks to capture a picture. We all were able to get a good look at the bird and confirm its identification. If you are like…
Seabrook Island Birders – ABCs – Activities, Bingo and Calls
Friday’s evening “Bird Bingo and Games” was not quite in alphabetical order. We started with “D” for Drinks and of course “S” for Socialization then jumped on to “Y” for Year in Review. Then we returned to the front of the alphabet with enjoyment of the Food provided by contributions from SIB and the various…
Are There “Hunger Games” at Your Feeder?
I was recently talking to my neighbor and she told me that her hummingbird feeder had to come down because she was tired of the birds fighting over it. What? I thought that was just friendly hummingbird roughhousing! Apparently, this really is aggressive, “Get off my lawn!” type behavior. According to a recent Audubon article,…
Recent Sightings – Red-breasted Nuthatch!
This past weekend the weather was certainly not conducive to outdoor activities. At least it wasn’t cold, so I spent most of my day on my screened porch reading and keeping an eye on my bird feeders. There were naturally lots of Chickadees and Tufted Titmouse and occasionally Northern Cardinals, a Goldfinch, and a Red-bellied…
Seabrook Island Results of the Annual Christmas Bird Count
On behalf of SIB, we would like to thank our 30 volunteers for taking time on Friday January 4, 2019, to contribute to the 2018-2019 Sea Island Christmas Bird Count (CBC)! In total we had ten homes who submitted Backyard Birding forms and we had another ten groups who submitted the forms for all across…
Love Birds in our Midst
It is only natural to conjure up romantic ideas about your bird families. If you have had the good fortune to watch a nest being built and hatchlings being tended by diligent bird parents you want to imagine that your avian family will live and love happily ever after. Where there is no indication that…
Bird Checklist
The Seabrook Island Birders are happy to announce that their newly updated bird checklist is available on their website at Seabrook Island Bird Checklist . You can now print the updated version for your next birdwatching outing or to keep at your island home where you observe your feeders. No printer? No problem! The new brochures…
Ask SIB – What Hawk am I?
SIB recently got an email from the Guy & Judy Gimson asking for help to identify the hawk in their photos. Immature hawks are very challenging to identify. However, after searching for photos and drawings in at least a half dozen bird guides, I had a guess. But to be sure, I went to Aaron…