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SIB “Bird of the Week” – Palm Warbler
Palm Warbler – Setophaga palmarumLength: 5.5″; Wingspan 8″; Weight: 0.36 oz. The Palm Warbler is one of the wood warblers. It is fairly common on Seabrook in the fall and winter months. The most obvious field mark is its tail-wagging habit. Although it is a rather dull olive on its back, as it wags, it shows its…
SIB Bird of the Week – Pine Warbler
This warbler is well named due to it not often seen away from pine trees. Pine Warblers forage in a rather leisurely way at all levels in the pinewoods, from the ground to the treetops. This species is only a short-distance migrant, and almost the entire population spends the winter within the southern United States.…
SIB “Bird of the Week” – Kites: Mississippi vs Swallow-tailed
Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensisLength: 14″ Wingspan: 31″ Weight: 10 oz Swallow-tailed Kite – Elanoides forficatus (endangered in South Carolina)Length: 22″ Wingspan: 51″ Weight: 12 oz Living at a beach community, I’m sure many people are accustomed to looking at kites in the sky along the beach – you know, the kind that Ben Franklin used. But have you ever looked up to see…
SIB “Bird of the Week” – Anhinga vs Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga Double-crested Cormorant Anhinga anhinga …
“Birds at the Beach and Beyond”
Many of Kiawah & Seabrook Island’s awesome shorebirds have been migrating back here to prepare to finish the rest of their journey, or to prepare to nest and raise their young. Spring brings back our birds and is also Easter time! What better time to gift your kids or grandkids with a beautiful book about coastal…
Colonial Nesters on and near Seabrook Island
The article below has been updated since its original post in 2017. Current SIB members may experience different colony nests than reported here. Recently we visited the rookery seen on Ocean Winds golf course or at a recent Backyard Birding. That caused us to ask which birds nest in “rookeries” here on Seabrook Island. Quite…
Spring – an important time for Seabrook shorebirds!
Migrating Red Knots will be arriving. Piping Plovers will head north to breed. Least Terns, Wilson’s Plovers, and other shorebirds will mate and possibly nest on North Beach. It’s a time to enjoy their splendors, understand their challenges, and be extra careful when on the beach – give them space to rest, feed, and nest,…
