Fall Birds in South Carolina

Percent of complete checklists in South Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (124,378 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal64%
2. 2Carolina Wren59%
3. 3Carolina Chickadee54%
4. 4Blue Jay49%
5. 5American Crow48%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse46%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker45%
8. 8Northern Mockingbird43%
9. 9Downy Woodpecker37%
10. 10Mourning Dove36%
11. 11Eastern Bluebird33%
12. 12House Finch30%
13. 13Eastern Phoebe27%
14. 14Turkey Vulture27%
15. 15Great Egret26%
16. 16Great Blue Heron23%
17. 17Brown Thrasher20%
18. 18Northern Flicker20%
19. 19Belted Kingfisher19%
20. 20Pine Warbler18%
21. 21Brown-headed Nuthatch18%
22. 22Ruby-crowned Kinglet18%
23. 23Yellow-rumped Warbler18%
24. 24Red-shouldered Hawk17%
25. 25Snowy Egret17%
26. 26Pileated Woodpecker17%
27. 27Laughing Gull16%
28. 28Double-crested Cormorant16%
29. 29White-breasted Nuthatch15%
30. 30Ruby-throated Hummingbird15%
31. 31Gray Catbird15%
32. 32Eastern Towhee14%
33. 33White Ibis13%
34. 34Red-winged Blackbird13%
35. 35Osprey13%
36. 36American Robin12%
37. 37Little Blue Heron12%
38. 38White-eyed Vireo12%
39. 39White-throated Sparrow12%
40. 40American Goldfinch12%
41. 41American Redstart12%
42. 42Tricolored Heron12%
43. 43Black Vulture11%
44. 44Chipping Sparrow11%
45. 45Brown Pelican11%
46. 46Song Sparrow10%
47. 47Common Grackle10%
48. 48Killdeer10%

• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks early March
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals early October, peaks late November
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals early October, peaks late October
• White-throated Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of December
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks mid October
• American Robinfirst arrivals mid November, peaks early March
• Brown Thrasherfirst arrivals mid September, peaks early October
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals mid November, peaks late March
• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals late September, peaks the second week of October
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals mid October, peaks early January
• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks mid November
• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals mid November, peaks the second week of February

• Blue-gray Gnatcatchermost gone by mid September
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdmost gone by the second week of October
• Brown Thrashermost gone by mid October
• Northern Parulamost gone by mid October
• Gray Catbirdmost gone by late October
• White-eyed Vireomost gone by the second week of October
• American Redstartmost gone by late October
• Red-eyed Vireomost gone by the second week of October
• Summer Tanagermost gone by late September
• Chimney Swiftmost gone by early October
• Barn Swallowmost gone by early September
• Painted Buntingmost gone by early October

49. 49Canada Goose9.8%
50. 50Yellow-bellied Sapsucker9.7%
51. 51Fish Crow9.7%
52. 52Common Yellowthroat9.5%
53. 53Palm Warbler9.4%
54. 54Wood Stork9.1%
55. 55Anhinga9.0%
56. 56Boat-tailed Grackle8.8%
57. 57Bald Eagle8.8%
58. 58Blue-gray Gnatcatcher8.5%
59. 59Red-tailed Hawk8.2%
60. 60Clapper Rail7.7%