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E cobonNewsletter of the Hilton Head Island Audubon Society
Audubon Refuge Keepers
september programTuesday, September, 2008, 7:30 pm at the Seabrook
September 9 marks the resumption of our Audubon meetings after being
off for the summer. Patrick Moore, the South Coast Director for the Coasta
Conservation League in Beaufort, will address the proposal to deepen the Sa
vannah River all the way to Garden City. This proposal would bring saltwater
into the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge and change the refuge from an
internationally signicant freshwater center of bird and wildlife diversity into a
saltwater tolerant monotype habitat. The refuge and its bird populations wouldbe changed forever. There is also a proposal to put a port on the Jasper County
side of the Savannah River. The Coastal Conservation League and other con-
servation groups are working to insure the best possible design for the port in
order to protect endangered wildlife. And what about the quality of our drink
ing water from the Savannah River?
Patrick Moore earned his law degree from the University of South Carolina
School of Law in 2005 and his Masters in Environmental Law that same year.
He has worked for CCL for 3 years in the areas of Land Use, Water Quality,
River Restoration, and Legislative Affairs. He enjoys being outside with his
wife Beth and weiner dog mutt Walter.
To learn more about the various interests in the deepening of the SavannahRiver and how is can affect humans, wildlife and habitat, come to this meet-
ing on Tuesday, September 9, WITH A FRIEND, at 7:30 p.m. program at the
Seabrook, 300 Woodhaven Drive, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. And wel-
come back to this great group with a full year of learning and activities ahead!
September 2008:
No. 293
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Photos courtesy
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HHI AudubonBd f Dcs:President Bill Nicol 671-4721
Vice President Ken Neitzke 705-3970
TreasurerKaren McGinty 681-8498Fran Baer 686-6348
Recording Secretary
Steve White 837-4597Corresponding Secretary Sherman Baker 342-6596
Members‑at‑LargeHoward Costa 842-9447Jim Currie 681-8525Marianne Currie 681-8525Clem Dietze 837-2612Barry Lowes 671-3537Nan Lloyd 363-2092Betty Walter 842-7147Joan Wilson 837-2874
Cmm Csns: Adopt‑A‑Refuge (Pinckney)Clem Dietze 837-2612Karen McGinty 681-8498
Audubon Newhall PreserveJoan Shulman 842-9246
Bird Walks/Field Trips OPEN
Bird House ConstructionJim Collins 671-1240
Bird Seed SaleEd Nash 681-5725
Christmas Bird Count Barry Lowes 671-3537
EducationMary Jane Major 342-5804
HistorianOPEN
Hospitality
Thea Luba 785-3214 LegislationKay Hodnett 342-7485
MembershipThea Luba 785-3214
Newsletter CirculationMarianne Currie 681-8525Helen Cartmill 342-9086
Newsletter EditorJoan Wilson 837-2874
ProgramsCharlotte White 837-4597
Publicity & Public RelationsClem Dietze 837-2612
Sales TableOPEN 686-6406
Shorebirds/ConservationHoward Costa 842-9447
Special ProjectsRichard Shulman 842-9246
Sun City RepresentativeKevin Cahill 705-3570
Wetlands/ConservationSally Krebs H: 757-2973 O: 341-4690
Website: www.hiltonheadaudubon.org
The Ecobon is a monthly publication (September through May) of
the Hilton Head Island Audubon Society. Subscription is a benet
of membership. Direct inquiries to P.O. Box 6185, Hilton Head
Island, South Carolina 29938 or call one of the above ofcers
or chairpersons.
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Fran & Denny Baer
Retired? Not exactly!
Having lived and worked in
Atlanta for 28 years and vaca-
tioned here often, they moved
here to relax. Fran worked
for Coca-Cola and Denny for
Ralston Purina, both in quality
assurance areas.
They worked hard all those
years. Who knew they would
soon be insuring quality in their
new community. Fran would
become co-treasurer of our
Audubon Chapter and sit on the
board. They knew they would
be birding. A friend got them into that in Atlanta but they didn't know they would betransporting injured raptors as volunteers for Dr. Ben Parker to various Raptor Cen-
ters, perhaps picking up injured birds with a net and heavy gloves and driving many
miles to places where birds of prey can be cared for. They knew that they liked to take
pictures but had no idea that one of Fran's photos taken (of birds, of course) would be
published in the Island Packet and that as a result they would join the Camera Club and
become very active. They didn't know that this Chapter's eld trips would give them
opportunities to photograph birds seen on those trips and that they could study them at
home.
Fran says Denny is a wonderful spotter of birds in the eld as well as a music lover
and guitar player. They both like kayaking and work for their Property Owner's As-
sociation.Do you think they have retired?
Photo courtesy
of Howard Costa
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recent area bIrD sIghtIngsby Jack Colcolough
E-MAIL Reminder
Have you sent your E-mail address in to Nan?
If not, please send it to Nan
Our fall migration is off to a good start and it’s a great time
to venture outdoors for some pleasant birding with hints of
fall in the air. Some of our wintering shorebirds are already
showing up on our beaches.
Early rst-of the-season migrants already sighted in earlyAugust include: Prairie, Black& White and Yellow Warblers
and American Restart (four reports already).
Good birds reported over the summer were: rare Reddish
Egret at Turtle Island, uncommon Swallow-tailed & Mississippi
Kites, rst breeding Black-necked Stilts at Savannah NWR, rare
Black-bellied Whistling Duck in Savannah, Purple Gallinule
Least Bittern, Glossy Ibis, Loggerhead Shrike, Orchard Oriole
and Painted Bunting.
Late spring reports (no Ecobon during the summer months)
included: rare Bachman’s Sparrow, rare Roseate Spoonbill inHilton Head Plantation, uncommon Rose-breasted & Blue
Grosbeaks, migrating Bobolinks, uncommon Swainson’s
Thrush, Eastern Wood Pewee, Red-headed Woodpecker
American Redstart (only one), a rare American Golden Plo-
ver at Tybee Beach, rare Hooded & Prothonotary Warblers
rare Scarlet & Summer Tanagers, Spotted Sandpiper, Indigo
Bunting, rare Yellow-breasted Chat and uncommon Baltimore
Oriole.
Two out-of-season birds were reported: a very late Yellow
rumped Warbler in mid June and an American Robin in late
July. Also a rst ever known parasitic Brown-headed Cowbirdchick being fed and mothered by a Painted Bunting.
Thanks for the many enthusiastic reports by: Peter Zach-
mann, Howard Costa, Doris McCullough, Judy Lundin, Royce
Hough, Clem Dietze, Annette Hausman, Hank Swift, Diane
Faucette, Richard Shulman, Doris Stoner, Barry Lowes, Jim
Grove, Dottie Bass, Fran/Denny Baer, et al.
To report a rare, unusual or rst-of-the-year or -season bird
sighting in our area, please e-mail [email protected]
call 843-689-3455 or send a blank e-mail to: Birding Friends-
[email protected] to join our birding group and
report the bird.
Good birding to all!
notes From the neWhaLL preserVeby Joan Shulman
WANTED: Volunteers to be Trail Monitors in the Preserve in
November, December, and January. Please call me at 842-9246 if
you can help out.
Despite the high temperatures and thunderstorms, a substantial
number of people toured the Preserve over the summer. Only a fewsigned the visitor’s book, but the supply of Trail Guides had to be
replenished each week, so we know there were lots of visitors.
The Beauty Berry bushes on the edges of the parking lot should
be spectacular by October or earlier. The berries are abundant and
are beginning to show color.
A fairly large tree has fallen over the entrance to the pine at-
woods area. As soon as we can, we will have it taken down to un-
block the path. Trees have also fallen over a couple of the trails,
but they can easily be stepped over or gotten around. They will be
cut up soon and the pieces carted away.Several area garden clubs have asked for guided tours of the
Preserve this fall. Thank goodness for walk leaders Betty Treen
and Mary Alice Walker. We try to accommodate any group that
would like a tour of the Preserve to learn about the plants and
ecological systems in it.
Thanks to Fran and Denny Baer for monitoring the trails in
August.
~ Photo above courtesy of Denny Baer
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HelPING tHe bIRdS
Many of you know that veterinarian Dr. Benjamin Parker of Bluffton treat
injured birds. On occasion his ofce has a requirement to transport injure
birds, mostly raptors, to the Raptor Center in Charleston. The injured bird
are secured in transportation containers that will t in most cars. The Rapto
Center people will usually meet you halfway. If you can help in the trans
portation effort, please call Ashley Fallis in Dr. Parker’s ofce at 757-1112
and have her put you on the list of people to call when they have an injured
bird transportation requirement.
~ Photo above courtesy of Howard Costa
Bachman’s Sparrow, taken at Webb Wildlife Management Area.
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b e Q U e s t s
If you wish to honor a family
member or friend with a memorial
gift, or remember the Audubon Ne-
whall Preserve or the Hilton Head
Island Audubon Society in your will,
your gift may be in the form of secu-
rities, cash, life insurance, real estate,
or other property.
Contact your own estate planneror our Audubon Chapter at P.O. Box
6185, Hilton Head Island, South
Carolina 29938.
Sharing your estate with Audubon
not only reduces the taxes on your
estate but will help protect birds,
wildlife, and their habitat in the years
to come.
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Monthly meetings of the Hilton Head Island Audubon Society are regularly scheduled
at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, September through May, in the
Auditorium at the Seabrook, 300 Woodhaven Drive. Members and guests welcome!
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