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Spring Departures from Seabrook Island
Article submitted by: Ron SchildgePhotographs submitted by: Ed Konrad Who have packed their bags and are leaving for cooler summers up north? We are all familiar with the common Northern Snowbird that arrives in early winter with their faded tans, rumpled shorts and out of state license plates. You might be interested to note that…
Test Your Knowledge of Passerines
We thought you might need a break from all the clean-up work left by Hurricane Matthew so grab a piece of paper and pen and test your knowledge! 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…
11/9/15: Seabrook Island Birding Group
Greetings Seabrook Island Birders Just a note to let you know that a Seabrook Island Birding Group is becoming a reality. Sixty-two individuals have expressed an interest in forming a group to learn more about birds, go bird watching and/or promote and protect the natural habitat for birds here on Seabrook Island. We have formed an Organizational Committee, had our first meeting on…
Roseate Spoonbill Sighting
Below is a note we received today from a Seabrook Island Resident. Dear Birders, I’m not normally a big bird-watcher, but when I was riding my bike on Sunday, August 14, around 4pm on Marsh Gate Drive, I looked over and saw a roseate spoonbill feeding amidst the herons and other waders… The birds were…
Getting Ready to Take Flight
The Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) Organizational Committee has made considerable progress during the past two months, including the following: *The group’s official name will be the ” Seabrook Island Birders (SIB). *Membership will be available to all Seabrook Island property owners and their renters. *The purpose of SIB is to provide Seabrook Island residents, renters, and guests, who have a…
Ed Konrad’s Birding Flickr site
It’s been a wonderful spring and summer for birding and photography on Seabrook Island! My Birding Flickr site is updated with Aija’s sightings and my photos from around Seabrook Island over the past few months. You may enjoy seeing the many species and action on North Beach, and in our ponds and marshes…the Piping Plover…
Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) – Getting Ready to Take Flight
(as published in The Seabrooker, January 2016) Do you have a passion for birds and/or an interest in learning more about the incredible variety of birds that inhabit Seabrook Island throughout the year? If so, there is a new organization being created just for you. It’s the Seabrook Island Birders (SIB). You don’t need to be…
SIB First Quarterly Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the First Quarterly Meeting of the Seabrook Island BirdersJanuary 20, 2016 at the Lake House This was the first meeting of those who had expressed an interest in birding on Seabrook Island. Originally 78 persons had signed up and nine (Charley Moore, Nancy Brown, Flo Foley, Marcia Hider, George Haskins, Donna Lawrence, Lyn…
Create a Logo for SIB
Hello Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) We hope you enjoyed our first meeting on January 20th, are finding the SIB website (Seabrookislandbirders.org) and blog informative and are following SIB news and activities on the SIB Facebook page. As you are all aware, a logo is extremely important to any organization or business and we would like to ask our members…
Bird Sightings on Seabrook Island – Week Ending March 23, 2016
SIB will publish this regular blog post to report interesting or unusual bird sightings on Seabrook Island. In the past week, we received these pictures and comments from one of our members and we’d like to share it with you. As you will notice, spring has arrived! Name: Glen CoxDate & Time of Sighting: 3/23/2016Name of Bird Species: OspreyNumber…