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Are you as Smart as a Corvid???
Join Seabrook Island Birders for our 2nd Anniversary celebration at “Bird Brain Game Night”! If you haven’t done so, please RSVP now! And just to prove size of brain has nothing to do with your smarts, check out these two fascinating articles about the brain power of birds! Study Gives New Meaning to the Term
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Feeding Hummingbirds
Many of our Seabrook Island residents enjoy watching and feeding the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds that spend the summers on our island. Making food for these incredible creatures is easy – just use these directions below! It is suggested to place feeders in the shade and thoroughly clean and replace the food every 3-4 days. Do not
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Bird Sighting: Jenkins Point Nests with Chicks
Name of Bird Species: Great Egret, Snowy Egret, and Green Heron nests with chicksNumber of Birds Sighted: Estimate adults and chicks on/near nests: 36 Great Egret32 Snowy Egret12 Green Heron Date & Time of Sighting: June 9, 2017, 10:00 – 10:45amLocation of Sighting: Jenkins Point: 1st pond to left as enter on Jenkins Point Road, and
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Test Your Knowledge of Passerines – The Answers
We began our “Bird of the Week” series in March and we hope you have been able to learn a few things about our feathered friends. This week we hope you enjoyed a little quiz to test your knowledge. Below is a list of passerines which we have already profiled – oops – along with one
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Birds & Hurricanes
Birds have been dealing with hurricanes for millions of years and have developed a remarkable ability to survive. Whether it is a type of ESP (extra sensory perception) or not, birds process acute sensory perceptions and sensitivities to changes in air pressure, vibrations and low frequency sound waves that alert them to weather changes such
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Wood Storks continue remarkable comeback
If you missed the article by Bo Petersen in today’s Post & Courier, be sure to check it out! As the article states, “The storks set a record this year with 2,512 nests, according to S.C. Department of Natural Resources counts, continuing a recovery success that ranks up with species such as the bald eagle and
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Seabrook Island Birders Thanks Its Members
We gobbled till we wobbled at the first annual Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) Let’s Talk Turkey & Eat Some Too event on Wednesday November 16, 2016. What a fabulous evening we all had! Over 65 people enjoyed turkey, gravy, ham and wine supplied by the SIB team and also loved the many appetizers, sides and
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Bird Sighting: Rare Lapland Longspur Spotted on North Beach
Name: Aija and Ed Konrad Date & Time of Sighting: Friday, December 2, 2016, 9:30am Location of Sighting (be as specific as possible): Seabrook Island, North Beach, past “no dogs allowed” sign Name of Bird Species: Lapland Longspur and American Pipit Number of Birds Sighted: 1 Lapland Longspur, 2 American Pipit Comments: Aija spotted, and Ed photographed, a rare Lapland Longspur
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Participate in the 6th Annual Sea Islands Christmas Bird Count
As some of you may have previously seen in Tidelines, the 6th Annual Sea Islands Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. The count area includes Kiawah Island, Seabrook Island, Wadmalaw Island, and John’s Island. SIB is working with Count organizer Aaron Given and we are looking for Seabrook Island residents that would like to participate. In
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SIB Identifies 116 Species in Christmas Bird Count
The Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) began on Christmas day in 1900 by ornithologist Frank M. Chapman, who proposed a new holiday tradition—a “Christmas Bird Census” that would count birds during the holidays rather than hunt them. Since then, this tradition has continued to grow and the data collected is used by scientists to study the long-term health