Birds in South Carolina
Birds in South Carolina in February
The most likely birds in South Carolina in February are Northern Cardinal (66%), Carolina Wren (52%), and Carolina Chickadee (51%). 139 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in South Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (56,764 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Northern Cardinal66% - 2
Carolina Wren52% - 3
Carolina Chickadee51% - 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler49% - 5
Tufted Titmouse47% - 6
Mourning Dove44% - 7
American Crow41% - 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker40% - 9
Eastern Bluebird39% - 10
Northern Mockingbird35% - 11
Pine Warbler35% - 12
Blue Jay34% - 13
House Finch32% - 14
Downy Woodpecker32% - 15
American Robin30% - 16
White-throated Sparrow28% - 17
Ruby-crowned Kinglet27% - 18
Turkey Vulture26% - 19
Red-winged Blackbird24% - 20
Chipping Sparrow23% - 21
American Goldfinch23% - 22
Eastern Phoebe20% - 23
Double-crested Cormorant20% - 24
Great Blue Heron19% - 25
Song Sparrow19% - 26
Great Egret19% - 27
Eastern Towhee18% - 28
Brown-headed Nuthatch17% - 29
Ring-billed Gull16% - 30
Canada Goose15% - 31
Red-shouldered Hawk14% - 32
Common Grackle13% - 33
Northern Flicker13% - 34
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker13% - 35
Brown Thrasher12% - 36
White-breasted Nuthatch12% - 37
Black Vulture12% - 38
Snowy Egret11% - 39
Pied-billed Grebe11% - 40
Dark-eyed Junco11% - 41
Pileated Woodpecker10% - 42
Belted Kingfisher10% - 43
Brown Pelican10% - 44
Cedar Waxwing10%
Arriving
New in FebruaryLeaving
Gone by the end of FebruaryLess common
Share of checklists- 45
Hooded Merganser9.0% - 46
Bald Eagle8.9% - 47
Hermit Thrush8.7% - 48
Fish Crow8.6% - 49
Killdeer8.6% - 50
Mallard8.5% - 51
White Ibis8.4% - 52
Brown-headed Cowbird8.2% - 53
Red-tailed Hawk7.7% - 54
Forster's Tern7.5% - 55
European Starling7.4% - 56
Tricolored Heron7.4% - 57
Little Blue Heron7.3% - 58
Boat-tailed Grackle7.2% - 59
Bufflehead7.0% - 60
Laughing Gull6.8%