Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) offers its members a monthly opportunity to bird with other members in the comfort of someone’s backyard. Almost every home on Seabrook has a good view of a variety of different birds. In 2018, we had 10 such activities, some in the morning, some in the evening. Our members get a lot out of the relaxed activity and learn a lot from each other. The host(s) sometimes learns about birds they see every day but may not notice or know what they are. Others enjoying sharing their little piece of paradise. No matter whether you are on the golf course, tennis area, lakes, lagoons, woods or ocean, there are birds in your backyard. If you are willing to host a Backyard Birding activity, please contact Melanie Jerome (melaniejerome@att.net) who coordinates these activities.
Just a few glimpses of prior Backyard Birding events:
Below are some frequently asked questions that may help you in your decision. If you have more questions, contact Melanie and she can answer your questions without you having to make a commitment.
What do I need to do in preparation?
There is no preparation for this event, other than setting a date. You just have to let us into your backyard. You don’t even have to be there, but we hope you are. – only happened once
What if my house is not big enough?
We don’t care, we are not in your house. Many of the backyard birding is done at the villas also. We like to keep it at 12 for registration purposes, but average of 4-8 have been registering.
I haven’t seen many birds lately, what if there isn’t very many to view?
We don’t care if we only see one bird. We can find a lot to talk about and learn , even if we only see crows. (nutt’in against the crows)
Do I have to provide food and beverage?
We don’t need food or beverage, we bring our own insulated mugs. BYOB
What if I don’t know very many bird names?
We don’t care. We love to teach others, and we sometimes are not sure either. What a great way to learn about the birds you see in your yard.
I have a pretty busy schedule….
We know and it’s only a 2 hour commitment. We will just sit on your back porch or mostly standing in the yard, looking up!!
Won’t I be embarrassed if there are no birds?
Birds can be uncooperative, when it comes time for viewing, but even the most common bird can surprise you. I sat with my binoculars one day, looking at a crow for about 20 min. It was amazing how he sat and groomed his partner. He kept pecking the branch and i watched as he landed there and took off when he was done. The shape of the crows wings are one of the most beautiful shaped wings i’ve see . The bird is so dark black that it looks almost blue in the sunlight. Appears to just caw for no reason, i could see. Interesting character.
Help! Volunteers are needed to host a Backyard Birding Activity for 2019. Please consider hosting a backyard birding activity in the new year. Just contact Melanie at melaniejerome@att.net, to set a date and get it on the calendar. She is currently working on March, April and May.
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