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Rare Western Kingbird is visiting Seabrook Island
Late Monday afternoon, David Gardner reported a siting of a Western Kingbird in the dunes in front of the chapel at Camp St. Christopher. A Western Kingbird is an eye-catching bird with ashy gray and lemon-yellow plumage, the Western Kingbird is a familiar summertime sight in open habitats across western North America. This large flycatcher sallies
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SIB March Evening Program “Where Have All the Shorebirds Gone?” and North Beach Bird Walk
On March 28, 90 SIB members and friends attended an informative evening program on “Where Have All the Shorebirds Gone?” The program focused on Seabrook Island’s protected shorebirds, threats they face, and what we can all do to help protect them. After social time and refreshments, Aija and Ed Konrad lead a shorebird identification slide
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Another Traveling Red Knot
SIB recently received the note below from SCDNR Wildlife Biologist Felicia Sanders. Pat Leary photographed this Red Knot, which we tagged at Seabrook Island on April 29, 2017, at Corrigan’s Reef, Cedar Key Florida on November 18, 2017. This bird probably went to the arctic to nest and now is wintering in Florida or headed
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Ask SIB: House Finch
Question: I’m reaching out to some birder friends so that I can better understand what’s happening on my back porch. We had a pair of house finches build a nest in the corner of our porch this spring. It was great fun watching them nurture their eggs, feed the chicks and nudge their young out
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Kiawah Island Banding Station – 2017 Fall Migration Summary
As you may know, there is an active bird banding station on our neighboring island. The following information is a summary of what Aaron Given, Wildlife Biologist, provided on his Kiawah Island Banding Station blog, where you can read the full report. 2017 Fall Migration Summary The 2017 fall migration banding season at the Kiawah
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Nursery on North Beach
We are excited to announce that several of our SIB members have detected both the Least Terns & Wilson’s Plovers have successfully nested this year on North Beach. Aija Konrad wrote, “Yesterday (Friday June 15, 2018), was a very exciting day on our beach….Ed and I found both Least Tern and Wilson’s Plover chicks! We
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2017 SIB Year End Review
The second year for the Seabrook Island Birders was a busy year. The organization grew to 248 members. There were 5 “quarterly” evening events with an average of 87 attendees. During the past year, 85 SIB members participated in one or more of the 39 activities during which 170 unique species were seen . During
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Shorebird research underscores importance of South Carolina beaches
This past spring, members of the Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) assisted the SC Department of Resources (DNR) to band the federally threatened Red Knots on Seabrook Island’s North Beach. Felicia Sanders of SC DNR wrote to SIB, “Thanks for all the help with the Red Knot work. Please forward to others that I missed. Here is
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Cooper’s Hawk
The designation Birds of Prey covers a wide range (from eagles to falcons) of our feathered population, as will be evident during the upcoming Seabrook Island Birders’ evening event on January 31st (Click here to learn more or register). Within that range, are three species identified as Accipiters. Accipiters are defined as short-winged hunters, with
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Corrected: Ask SIB: Nesting Brown Pelicans
This is being republished to correct the issue with some of the photos. Q: We recently (April) returned from Sanibel, Fl . We noticed most Pelicans were in pine trees, near the top. I never see our Pelicans in trees on Seabrook. Is this from lack of beach trees or something else? Thanks, Ron