Birds in South Carolina in August

Percent of complete checklists in South Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (34,514 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal64%
2. 2Carolina Wren58%
3. 3Mourning Dove54%
4. 4Carolina Chickadee44%
5. 5American Crow40%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse39%
7. 7Blue Jay35%
8. 8Ruby-throated Hummingbird32%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker32%
10. 10Northern Mockingbird30%
11. 11House Finch30%
12. 12Great Egret29%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker29%
14. 14Eastern Bluebird28%
15. 15Turkey Vulture21%
16. 16Great Blue Heron21%
17. 17Laughing Gull20%
18. 18Snowy Egret19%
19. 19Blue-gray Gnatcatcher19%
20. 20Little Blue Heron17%
21. 21American Goldfinch17%
22. 22Barn Swallow16%
23. 23Osprey16%
24. 24White Ibis15%
25. 25Brown-headed Nuthatch14%
26. 26Tricolored Heron14%
27. 27Pileated Woodpecker14%
28. 28White-eyed Vireo14%
29. 29Green Heron13%
30. 30Brown Thrasher13%
31. 31Red-shouldered Hawk13%
32. 32White-breasted Nuthatch13%
33. 33Anhinga13%
34. 34Fish Crow12%
35. 35Eastern Towhee12%
36. 36Killdeer11%
37. 37Great Crested Flycatcher11%
38. 38Painted Bunting11%
39. 39Belted Kingfisher11%
40. 40Wood Stork11%
41. 41Eastern Kingbird11%
42. 42Brown Pelican10%
43. 43Mississippi Kite10%
44. 44Royal Tern10%

• American Redstartfirst arrivals early August, peaks late September
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late October
• Bald Eaglefirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks late November
• Black-and-white Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late April
• Clapper Railfirst arrivals mid August, peaks mid October
• American Herring Gullfirst arrivals early August, peaks early January
• Blue-winged Tealfirst arrivals mid August, peaks early April
• Cape May Warblerfirst arrivals late August, peaks early October
• Northern Yellow Warblerfirst arrivals early August, peaks mid September
• Baltimore Oriolefirst arrivals late August, peaks the second week of February
• Hairy Woodpeckerfirst arrivals early August, peaks early October

• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by early August
• Indigo Buntingmost gone by the second week of August
• Mississippi Kitemost gone by late August
• Purple Martinmost gone by the second week of August
• Least Ternmost gone by mid August
• Eastern Meadowlarkmost gone by early August
• Marsh Wrenmost gone by mid August
• Field Sparrowmost gone by mid August
• Swallow-tailed Kitemost gone by mid August
• Louisiana Waterthrushmost gone by early August

45. 45Chimney Swift9.9%
46. 46Black Vulture9.8%
47. 47Pine Warbler9.8%
48. 48Chipping Sparrow9.5%
49. 49Red-winged Blackbird9.5%
50. 50Common Grackle9.5%
51. 51Blue Grosbeak8.8%
52. 52Summer Tanager8.7%
53. 53American Robin8.2%
54. 54Canada Goose8.0%
55. 55Least Sandpiper7.6%
56. 56Yellow-billed Cuckoo7.6%
57. 57Eastern Wood-Pewee7.5%
58. 58Red-eyed Vireo7.4%
59. 59Willet7.3%
60. 60Indigo Bunting7.3%