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Regular Birding Programs on Wednesdays

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:September 13, 2011
  • Post category:Birds and Birding
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If you want to learn more about the feathered friends that call the island home, please join us for one of our regular Wednesday bird outings.  We usually meet at…

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Roseate Spoonbills return in force

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:August 15, 2011
  • Post category:Birds and Birding
  • Post comments:2 Comments

We have spoonbills that visit the island regularly, but this seems to be the time of year that we see them in larger numbers.  One of the most accessible places…

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Another reason I love Dewees Island: Nesting Owls (part 1)

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:April 22, 2011
  • Post category:Birds and Birding/Featured Creature
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One of the things I love about the island is the chance to really experience the rhythm of the seasons.  When I am on the island, I am always much…

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Roseate Spoonbill in the Impoundment

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:February 14, 2011
  • Post category:Birds and Birding
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Finally, a spring-like sunny day on the island to take photos with!  Reggie and I were playing with a new lens and watching ibis feed, when Reggie noticed the bill…

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Ducks are a Winter Treat

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:December 6, 2010
  • Post category:Birds and Birding/Winter
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We are fortunate, here on Dewees, to have this fabulous managed wetland; the Impoundment.  In the winter, lots of ducks are attracted to the shallow feeding zone.  Some of our…

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Owl Cam: an experiment

  • Post author:reggiefairchild
  • Post published:November 30, 2010
  • Post category:Birds and Birding
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I have been dying to experiment with a birdbox camera, and we all know how excited I get about owls.  This weekend, Great Horned Owls could be heard softly hooting…

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Mixed flocks of Shorebirds on the South Beach

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:November 24, 2009
  • Post category:Birds and Birding/Uncategorized
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In the winter, large flocks of shorebirds use our beaches for resting and feeding.  Many of them are returning from the arctic, where they nest in the summer.  This flock…

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A great time of year to see American Oystercatchers

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:November 19, 2009
  • Post category:Birds and Birding/Uncategorized
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The shell middens along the intercoastal waterway are host to one of the greatest wintering concentrations of American Oystercatchers on the east coast.  In the winter, the birds congregate along…

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