Cooler Weather Changes the Birds On Dewees

As we change seasons, the late fall birds are swinging through.
Today, we saw…

Hooded Merganser
Bufflehead
Pied-billed Grebe
Brown Pelican
Black-bellied Plover
Turkey Vulture
Semipalmated Plover
Ring-billed Gull
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Great Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Kingfisher
Cormorant
Wood Stork
Glossy Ibis
Gray Catbird
Mockingbird

Here are two great shots taken by Judy Drew Fairchild:

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Dewees Beach Erosion Continues

The walkway section and benches in the picture below have become a “beach dock” tossed about by the waves.  About a month ago, the “beach dock” was in the myrtles near the walkway leading to Jimmy Smith’s house.  Now it’s 500 yards north of Osprey Walk.
The movement of the beach dock north is a little [...]

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From Dewees to Charleston

Dewees Island is so close and also far from Charleston, SC.  I took the photo below tonight after sunset from the deck of our home on Dewees.  You can almost reach out at and touch the bridge bringing our family and friends to the Island for Thanksgiving.
It was a beautiful fall day on Dewees.  In [...]

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Opportunity to go Sailing on Saturday, November 29

If you’ve ever wanted to go sailing in Charleston Harbor, here’s a great opportunity:

Join OSAsailing.com for a beautiful afternoon on Charleston Harbor while exploring ways to help preserve, protect and enjoy our waterways with the Charleston Waterkeeper.

Drop by between 12 and 4 on Saturday, November 29
Be our guest as we kick off our partnership with [...]

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Dramatic Map Showing Beach Erosion

Naturalist Intern Chrissie Lanzieri has mapped the change in the Dewees shoreline from 2006 to 2008.  The change is dramatic and a bit scary.  In some places Dewees has lost 200 feet of beach.  Chrissie says the situation has deteriorated since the 2008 data was collected.  Even more beach has eroded.
Gary McGraw collected the data [...]

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POA Board of Directors Changes

Jim Anderson announced today that he will be retiring from the Dewees POA Board effective 12/31/08.  He announced the news to the Board on Saturday.  Alex Kliros will serve the remember of Jim Anderson’s term — 15 months.  Barbara Mack, the Vice President of the Board, will assume the Presidency on January 1, 2009.
Many thanks [...]

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It’s a Small World

An interesting sequence of events led us back to Dewees tonight.  Ted had a birthday party at school today.  His student teacher, Miss Mary Elizabeth Garner, stopped by tonight to drop off the cupcake containers from the party.  We got talking about the Survivor party Ted is planning for Dewees this weekend.  Miss Garner volunteered [...]

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Seeding Clams

When is the POA going to seed clams at Six Pipes again?
It seems like the last time clams were seeded was back when both Karl and Arla worked on Dewees.  That’s 3+ years ago.
The key to good clams is baby clams.  The littler they are, so long as they’re over the legal limit — which [...]

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Invasive Species?

Is this an invasive species on the dunes just north of Needle Rush Walk?
 
 
Another invasive species – Chinese Tallow tree — is threatening the biodiversity of Dewees Island!
The South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council has designated Chinese Tallow tree as a “severe threat” (the only invasive tree with this highest threat designation).  The Nature Conservancy has designated Chinese tallow [...]

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The View North from Osprey Walk

The erosion on Dewees over the past 18 months exposed 30 or so old sand fencing posts north of Osprey Walk.  Continued erosion in October and November washed away the posts.  Only about 6 remain.  See picture.
 

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