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Seabrook Island Birders Focus on Deveaux
In April, Seabrook Island Birders welcomed Captain Chris Crolley as our guest lecturer. Chris is the leader of Coastal Expeditions and its first employee. Over 30 years, he expanded the company across several South Carolina coast locations. Since founding Coastal Expeditions Foundation in 2018, his work has focused on the foundation. To learn more about…
Recording of Matt Lerow Presentation on Red-cockaded Woodpecker Now Available
Learn all about the Red-cockaded Woodpecker from Matt Lerow’s great presentation. One of the great things you will learn is that the Red-cockaded woodpecker was listed as endangered in 1970 and was among the first species protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Following over 50 years of conservation efforts, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
Baby Bird Out of the Nest
Have you ever found a baby bird on the ground and wondered what to do? Here are a few tips to help you determine if the bird needs to be rescued, or not. Click here to read an article from Audubon with more information about baby birds found outside their nest.
Join SIB: Global Big Day – May 9
Saturday, May 9, 9:30 am – 8:30 pmGlobal Big Day – Learning Together at various locationsLocation: 9:30 am – 11:00 am North Beach 2:00pm – 4:00pm Palmetto Lake/Equestrian Center 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Deveaux Watch / BW 8 Max: 12 for each locationCost: None for members; $10 donation for guestsLeader: Judy Morr…
Join SIB: Backyard Birding at The Haul Over Rookery
Friday, May 8 2026, 4:30p – 6:00p The Haul OverLocation: 2445 The Haul OverMax: 20 Cost: None for 2026 members; $10 donation for guestsLeader: Melanie Jerome REGISTER NOW Spring has sprung! Our visit last April to Annalee Regenburg’s back yard was a witness of again so many Egrets, Anhinga, Wood Storks, Little Blues and…
SIB Bird of the Week – Chuck-will’s widow
If you’re looking for a Chuck-will’s widow, go outside after dark this spring and simply listen. If you hear birdsong that sounds like the name “Chuck-will’s Widow” repeating itself, with short pauses in between, you have most likely found our bird of the week. At least by sound. Sometimes mistaken for the similar sounding Eastern…
Join SIB – Beyond our Backyard – Caw Caw County Park
When: Tuesday May 5, 2026 9:00 AM until 12:00 PMWhere: Caw Caw Interpretive center. 5200 Savannah Hwy, Ravenel SCCarpool: Meet at Seabrook Island Real Estate Office at 8:15 A.M., the drive is approximately 40 minutes. Cost: Free to members, $10 for non- members (Park entrance fee is $2 per adult, or a gold pass)Leader: Jennifer…
Did you know? Some birds have a “home away from home.”
Did you know some birds have a “home away from home” they visit every single year? This time of year, Seabrook Island is surrounded by whimbrels with their distinctive downward curving curlewed beak, but most of us rarely see them because they travel at dusk and pre-dawn. Maina Handmaker’s recent study on Whimbrels reveals they…
Seabrook Island Birders Spreads Its Wings
SIB celebrated its 10th anniversary in January 2026. Our organization offers a variety of activities and programs, with many additional opportunities planned. We invite you to participate in the events listed on our website (https://sibirders.info/come-explore-with-us/) all an integral part of our mission of Watching, Learning, Protecting. On Saturday April 18, 2026 we embarked on a…
SIB “Bird of the Week” – Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat – Geothlypis trichasLength: 4.3–5.1”; Wingspan: 5.9 – 7.9″; Weight: 0.3–0.4 oz The Common Yellowthroat is one of the most easy-to-spot warblers during spring and summer on Seabrook Island, and in much of North America. These songbirds dwell in open habitats such as marshes, wetland edges and brushy fields. The male’s “witchety-witchety-witchety” song is…
