The second year for the Seabrook Island Birders was a busy year. The organization grew to 248 members. There were 5 “quarterly” evening events with an average of 87 attendees.
- February 22 Patrick McMillan: Lives and Biology of Hummingbirds
- April 26 Rudy Mancke: The Natural History of Barrier Islands
- June 28 Felicia Sanders: Migratory Shorebirds at Seabrook Island
- September 27 Sidney Gauthreaux: New Ways to Study Bird Migration
- November 30 Year End Review / Game Night
During the past year, 85 SIB members participated in one or more of the 39 activities during which 170 unique species were seen .
- Shorebird Training focusing on Red Knot was our most attended activity
- 8 Backyard Birding activities at members’ homes
- 6 activities at Camp St. Christopher supporting their outreach program
- 81 species seen at Bear Island was biggest day
- 39 species seen on North Beach on March 29
- Participated in “global” activities
- Christmas Bird Count on January 4, 2017
- Great Backyard Bird Count on February 17-20, 2017
- Global Big Day on May 13, 2017
- Red Knot banding with Department of Natural Resources
- Marsh Sparrow banding with Aaron Given
- Hawk Watch at Center of Birds of Prey
- SIB now has its own eBird account to track species seen
During these activities, an estimated 1,800 Red Knots was the most of one species seen in a given day. The top five most frequently seen species were:
#5 – Great Egret (27)
#4 – Tufted Titmouse (33)
#3 – Northern Cardinal (35)
#2 – Carolina Chickadee (36)
#1 – American Crow (44)
Four members “competed” to identify the most species on Seabrook Island in 2017. A total of 201 species were identified with David Gardner leading with 194 unique species.
All of this was communicated to our members via various means:
- Updated checklist brochure of Seabrook Island birds
- New Brochure about SIB for prospective members
- 121 Blogs published to 234 followers
- Website: SeabrookIslandBirders.org
- 157 Facebook or Twitter Followers
- 13 Emails/Newsletters to Members
A thank-you goes out to the 2017 Executive Committee of:
- Nancy Brown
- Flo Foley
- George Haskins
- Carl Helms
- Dori Helms
- Marcia Hider
- Melanie Jerome
- Ed Konrad
- Donna Lawrence
- Lydia McDonald
- Charley Moore
- Dean Morr
- Judy Morr
- Charles Russo
Welcome to the new Executive Committee for 2018:
- Nancy Brown
- Tom Fox
- David Gardner
- George Haskins
- Carl Helms
- Dori Helms
- Melanie Jerome
- Ed Konrad
- Charley Moore
- Dean Morr
- Judy Morr
- Janis Skeffington
- Carl Voelker
A full report of our 2017 activities can be seen by launching this document: Seabrook Island Birders – EOY 2017. We have some great events planned for 2018! We hope you will continue to support SIB by joining and participating in our events during 2018!
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