Each spring, many residents and visitors of Seabrook Island hear the song of the Chuck-will’s-widow as they return to the island to breed. But is it unusual for anyone to see this bird as it is more active in the evening and early morning, and hidden by its camouflaged markings. A year ago we got word of a nesting mom with chicks and were lucky to share photos. Once again, a family staying on Seabrook has found a nest with a Chuck-will’s-widow mom and two chicks!
Monday morning we saw this question along with some photos and a video:
Hello, my family and I were staying at Pelican Watch Villas on Seabrook Island and noticed there’s a bird outside of the Villa. Can you confirm that this is a Chuck Will’s Widow?
Karrah Throntveit
On Monday, Karrah’s family was thrilled to hear the news confirming the bird was a Chuck-will’s-widow . They knew that they had witnessed something very special and wanted to share it with others!
Charley Moore was also excited as he had never before been able to photograph a Chuck-will’s-widow, let alone a mom on a nest with two chicks!
We hope you will enjoy the above video taken by Karrah Throntveit and the photos below taken by Charley Moore.
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All this time I thought it was a whippoorwill I was hearing. The map on Cornell’s site clearly shows the Chuck Will’s Widow as the likely suspect as SBI is a breeding area. The whippoorwill breeds in the north and east. Thanks for these postings. They are great!
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