CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Nesting season has begun for South Carolina's coastal birds, kicked off last week by the oystercatcher nest Thibault located on Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary in ...

But how do endangered coastal birds respond to weather events during their migration? The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Coastal Bird Program studies the red knot, a federally ...

Media released provided by SCDNR. Longtime South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) coastal bird biologist Felicia Sanders was recently awarded the Order of the Palmetto, South ...

Spring is the nesting season for a wide variety of coastal birds and sea turtles along the South Carolina coast. Recently, SCDNR biologist Janet Thibault found the first documented shorebird nest ...

The oystercatcher nest found by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources biologist ... Wildlife officials say species of coastal birds have declined by 70% over the last 40 years and they use ...

"We are seeing a lot fewer (migratory) birds now because there are a lot fewer insects." Along South Carolina's coast, tidal forces and freshwater outflows combine to create a "mixed energy ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Every year, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources monitors seabird and shorebird nesting numbers. Cami Duquet is the coastal bird program outreach ...

Bird watchers and ornithologists tallied ... that would have to be fully documented. Flamingos seen in South Carolina coastal refuge Annie Owen and Richard Stuhr, a naturalist and boat captain ...

Anhingas are warm-climate birds that keep to the southern U.S. as well as parts of Mexico and South America. In South Carolina, they will mainly be found along the coast, predominantly in the ...

Tropical Storm Idalia reached South Carolina’s coast Aug. 30 ... fledged (could fly), so we expect not many young birds perished,” Coastal Bird Program biologist Felicia Sanders said in ...

Audubon South Carolina, with help from donors including Duke Energy, has installed 10 from the coast to the upstate. With a larger network, birds are more likely to pass towers, which will provide a ...