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Update: SIB to make 2024 a “Big Year”!
At the end of 2022, we challenged our members to make 2023 a “Big Year”. A copy of that original post is below. The year was bigger than we anticipated with a final count of 1,027 species. It was so much fun, we decided to do it again for 2024. Can we beat that fabulous number
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Learn Bird Anatomy
Cornell Lab recently made available a free learning session that may interest you. Their email states: From diving ducks to flightless ostriches to zippy hummingbirds, all birds have some basic anatomical features in common. If you’re curious about all the nerdy-birdy details of how birds move, forage, and fly, learning bird anatomy can be a
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July 4th Nemesis Bird Count results
Last week we challenged you to find the state birds or birds with American in their name. 6 people answered the challenge. The bragging rights go to Susan Markum who found the most birds (and spent the most time birding) while on her camping trip to Croft State Park in the Upstate. She found 11
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Birds on Seabrook Island Year-round: Marsh Birds
At the beginning of each season, we’ve briefly discussed birds arriving for that season. Many of our favorite birds are here all year. In fact, there are so many, let’s focus today on those we often see in the marsh or other “inland” waters. The link in each description is a link to a “Bird
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What was your “Spark Bird?”
There’s a funny saying making the rounds on Facebook about birders. It says, “One minute you’re young and cool, and the next minute you’re reading Amazon reviews on birdseed!” I don’t know about that, I think birders are still pretty cool, but we do like a good deal on bird seed. But how did we
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Knot your average net!
You’ve no doubt heard about “the net” by now! Between our evening program, social media posts, and SIB’s article in the June Seabrooker, we’ve had a front row seat to the process of donating the net. SCDNR’s Coastal Bird Program coordinators recently released the following article acknowledging the donation. All of us on Seabrook Island
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Happy Father’s Day: A tribute to those beautiful male birds
Happy Father’s Day to men everywhere! As we think of bird fathers, we can’t help but think about how beautiful they are. Have you noticed that in many species, the males are much more colorful than their female partners? Some species with easily recognized males can best be shown in a pictorial. Why are males
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SIB Travels: Another Texas Birding Vacation
This year seems to be the one where multiple SIBlings headed to the state of Texas to bird this spring. Eileen and I set out on Easter, March 31, 2024, for Texas at the same time that Judy Morr and Jennifer Jerome where birding in Texas. They started in San Antonio but were soon at
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Have you seen Scoters on the beach?
On a recent morning on Turtle Patrol, members noticed a Black Scoter just sitting on the beach near Privateer Creek beyond Camp St. Christopher. Having recently seen a post on Facebook from Center for Birds of Prey, they knew what needed to be done. (The post text is copied below). Center for Birds of Prey
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To Rescue or Not To Rescue Baby Birds
We think this blog from 2019 is worth repeating as each spring, SIB receives questions regarding what to do when a baby bird is found. Have you ever wondered whether to intervene with nature? Since we, as human beings, have moved into “nature’s” neighborhood it might be appropriate to occasionally give “nature” a helping hand.