It was a beautiful Tuesday morning when nine Seabrook Island Birder (SIB) members were joined by three Camp St. Christopher staff members for a bird walk throughout 2. 9 miles of the wooded property down to their crab dock and back through the slough. In total we identified 39 species on the walk. Although we didn’t see nearly as many as we heard, Bob Mercer’s expert ears heard many, so he was able to teach us the birds as they sang from high in the tree tops, including the “who cooks for you” sung by the Barred Owl. Not 15 minutes later, the group was mesmerized as a Barred Owl flew in to perch on a nearby Live Oak branch. We think he/she was out “people watching”.
Enjoy the photos taken by participant Michael Audette, an annual visitor from Connecticut.
Red-bellied Woodpecker – Michael Audette 
Laughing Gull – Michael Audette 
Barn Swallow – Michael Audette 
Great Blue Heron – Michael Audette 
Green Heron – Michael Audette
Mourning Dove 1
Clapper Rail 2
Laughing Gull 10
Forster’s Tern 1
Anhinga 1
Double-crested Cormorant 18
Great Blue Heron 11
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 1
Tricolored Heron 3
Green Heron 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Barred Owl 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 12
Downy Woodpecker 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 10
Tree Swallow 26
Barn Swallow 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Marsh Wren 2
Carolina Wren 7
Eastern Bluebird 2
Hermit Thrush 1
American Goldfinch 2
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Northern Parula 9
Pine Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 11
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S84923610
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