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SIB Flies into 3rd Year with The Center of Birds of Prey
’Twas a four-course celebration on this second anniversary of the initial Seabrook Island Birders members’ meeting in 2016. There was a migration (birding term) of SIBers and guests into The Lake House for a sold out event with 140 attendees — the first of five SIB evening programs scheduled for 2018. The first course attraction
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The Image Hunter: On the Trail of John James Audubon
Some of you “bird nerds” are familiar with the “Carolina Bird List Serve,” a way birders in SC and NC share information about birding. The information below was shared today by Carl Miller of Charleston, and it is such a great story we wanted to share it with you! For those who love birding AND art,
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Adaptability of “SIBlings”
Any student of nature understands the concept of adaptation. So, when the scheduled Long-billed Curlew trip scheduled for a cool, rainy Sunday was changed to a cold, cloudy Saturday (February 3, 2018), the group of a dozen or more SIBlings (my name for this group of fun and dedicated people) rolled with it. Carpools were
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SIB Evening Program: “A Pelican Briefing”
We interrupt the regularly scheduled emails about Hurricane Florence to invite you to SIB’s next evening program, “A Pelican Briefing”, presented by Dr. Patrick Jodice, on Thursday, September 27, 2018! We hope by then, life after Florence will have returned to normal and you will enjoy this exciting discussion about our Brown Pelicans and several
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Downy Woodpecker
The stillness of the morning is broken by the high pitched, yet soft whinny of what sounds like a miniature pony. Our smallest woodpecker has an unmistakable vocalization. In my early days of bird watching, I had a difficulty telling the calls of one woodpecker from another. Most woodpeckers have a rapid series of calls
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Seabrook Island Birders participated in Great Backyard Bird Count
As mentioned in an earlier blog, Seabrook Island Birders scheduled five “walks” to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). And the group truly did participate! Over the course of two days, 53 individuals participated in at least one of the walks. 80 different species were identified over the two days on Seabrook Island.
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Where Have All the Shorebirds Gone?
The Red Knots and other migrating shorebirds have already started to arrive on our beaches! The article link below explains more than ever why we MUST give space and allow these fragile animals to rest and refuel after their long journey from South America while they prepare to travel to the Arctic Circle to breed.
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“You can observe a lot by just watching” – Snowy Egret and Tricolored Heron “dance” on North Beach
Article and photos by Ed Konrad If you were a baseball fan in the 1950s and 60s, you know about Yogi Berra, 18 time All Star catcher for the NY Yankees. Along with his baseball legacy, he was famous for his Yogi-isms…countless colloquial expressions that lacked logic, but after closer examination, could be quite meaningful.
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Protecting Seabrook Island’s Migrating Shorebirds
Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) hosted a program featuring Felicia Sanders from South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SC-DNR) on Wednesday evening June 28, for a group of 70 SIB members and guests. Felicia captivated the audience as she narrated photos of the fabulous shorebirds that spend time on our beaches either in the winter (Piping
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What’s this about dead Great Shearwaters on our beach?
On June 27, residents of Seabrook Island began hearing about sick and dead Great Shearwaters being seen from Murrells Inlet to Miami, Florida. A first reaction was “What’s going on here?” Research showed that although the strandings are not a good thing, the knowledgeable people are not concerned as this occurs every couple years. Great