Fripp Island Birds
Over 80 species of birds reside on Fripp Island. Birds travel from all over the country to visit Fripp during our warm summer season. The birds love Fripp so much that the National Audubon society named Fripp Island an Important Bird Area.
Some of the species you can view at Fripp are:
- Osprey
- White Ibis
- Red Throated Loon
- Black Skimmer
- Double Crested Cormorant
- Scoter
- Old Squaw
- Great Blue Heron
Visit the South Carolina Audubon Society for more information.
Want to learn more about bird species on Fripp? Check out a full list of the birds on Fripp Island.
Daddy let me in…..wait no I want to run! 🖤🤍
Imani and one of his babies.
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Where do weanlings (elephant seal pups who are no longer nursing) go on their first trip at sea?
Without any teaching, or any help from their fellow weanlings, these brave young voyagers venture to sea and learn how to navigate the North Pacific and find food. How do they find their way? Do the males and females instinctively follow the same routes as the adults?
Researchers at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are trying to answer these questions. Among the 15 weanlings tracked over the past 2 years, scientists have found a lot of individual variation. Many weanlings headed northward along the coast or just off the continental shelf near the Pacific northwest. But one weanling stayed near the Channel Islands off southern California, and another spent most of her time off the coast of Alaska!
We are just beginning to understand where the weanlings go. Join us in April to start #WatchingThoseWeanlings and follow this year’s 10 intrepid explorers on their journeys: https://www.calpoly-viplab.com/satellite-tags
That’s a wrap for #WinterWildlifeWonders! Thank you for following along these past 8 weeks as we shared fun facts about elephant seals and ways to be a steward in their protection.
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📷: Kathleen Curtis
Image Description: A close-up shot of a group of weanlings with silver fur laying next to one another.
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Over the past two months, I’ve worked on an externship through paragononehq with natgeo and nature_org for Marine and Community Conservation. This has been an outstanding learning experience. I am so grateful for the insight, expertise, and guidance of the host companies, the program leaders, and my fellow externs. 🌊💖
I just wanted to take a moment to share some of the work I’ve accomplished: a storymap about Piping Plovers and shorebirds in the capehatterasnps! Check out the link in my bio for the storymap!
And a HUGE thanks to sharinnature and Chelsea Weithman of vtshorebirds for taking time to talk with me about plovers and allowing me to use some of their awesome photography!
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“My job... is just beach.” - Westken snowy plover
Western snowy plovers are all about beach! Until September, these small, sparrow-sized shorebirds are hard at work incubating eggs and caring for their chicks. You can safely share the shore with these threatened birds by:
- Give wildlife space: do not approach or chase these birds.
- Respect all posted signs and roped-off areas for the protection of wildlife.
- Avoid prolonged picnicking or sunbathing in plover nesting habitat (dry sand areas above the wrack line).
- Walk on the wet hard-packed sand below the wrack line to avoid nesting habitat.
- Camp or build fires only in designated areas.
- If you’re on a beach that allows vehicles, drive ‘low and slow’, staying on the hard-packed sand below the high tide line where plovers forage.
- Avoid driving over old vehicle or foot tracks as plovers like to rest or “loaf” in these and are extremely hard to see.
- Avoid flying kites or other hovering objects near plover nesting habitat.
- Please dispose of all trash properly and do not inadvertently or intentionally feed wildlife.
- Know beach-specific dog rules before you go. If dogs are permitted, please follow the leash rules.
Thank you in advance!
🎨 by Rebecca Fabbri/USFWS
Iconic kind of guy.
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Newborn Least Tern struggling to get down its breakfast. Sunrise - July 2021 in theoceancounty NJ. #leasttern #audubonsociety #birds #birdsofinstagram #best_bird_shots #best_birds_of_ig #best_birds_planet #best_birds_of_world #photographyinmyframe #oceanvirals #allkindsofmagic #allkindsofnature #jshn #nj #newjersey #sharetheshore #audbonsociety #earthfocus #featured_wildlife #global_creatives #planetbirds #shorebirds #whatschirping #animal_elite #macro_perfection #macro_brilliance #birdsonearth #birds_adored #natgeo
The ocean asks for nothing but those who stand by her shores gradually attune themselves to her rhythm.
- Charles Dickens
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09.09.20
American oystercatchers on the beaches of the Rockaways in Queens #NewYorkCity
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Last Sunday was #WorldShorebirdsDay so on this #WildlifeWednesday I’ll spotlight the American oystercatcher, a boldly patterned shorebird w red-yellow eyes and a vivid red-orange bill, it survives almost exclusively on shellfish.
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Every summer, a lot of these oystercatchers and other shorebirds nest on the Rockaways. Was excited to see an oystercatcher chick during one of my visits! Swipe to see it!
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I also came across the eggs of 6U and 7U, two banded oystercatchers that has returned to nest in the Rockaways for several years now. This year they have three eggs which haven’t hatch yet when I was there last July.
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To protect nesting shorebirds, everyone is encouraged to #sharetheshore 🐣
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#SeeYourCity
A Fling of Sandpipers! Don`t forget to #sharetheshore if you go to the beach this holiday weekend. Tiny birds the size of cotton balls may be nesting/foraging where you lay your blanket or set off fireworks. Look at signage, stay away from conservation areas, and have fun! 🌊
Why do Black Skimmers have these strange, uneven bills? For a very specific purpose: when these coastal birds fly low, with their long lower mandibles plowing the water, they’ll snap the bill shut once they contact a fish.
A Black Skimmer with its beak wide open in Wachapreague, Virginia. 📷: Joshua Galicki (galicki_photography)/Audubon Photography Awards
Look at that face. It says it`s time to share the shore.
More than just cottonballs on stilts, piping plovers are the face of Endangered shorebird conservation. They, along with Endangered least terns, are back on Maine`s beaches to tackle another nesting season and take another sandy step toward recovery. To succeed, they need your continued cooperation.
✅ Respect fenced areas and watch your step.
✅ Be a responsible pet owner. On leash or off the beach!
✅ Leave no trace. Trash attracts predators.
✅ Fill in any holes so plover chicks don`t get stuck.
✅ Photograph ethically. Keep the plover paparazzi two school bus lengths away.
Learn more: mainecoastalbirdsproject
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The Fripp Island Resort offers two Birding Nature Tours. Please follow the link below to view the availible tours and scheduling information.
