Birds in South Carolina
Birds in South Carolina in January
The most likely birds in South Carolina in January are Northern Cardinal (58%), Carolina Wren (49%), and Carolina Chickadee (49%). 144 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 (55,397 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Northern Cardinal58% - 2
Carolina Wren49% - 3
Carolina Chickadee49% - 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler45% - 5
Tufted Titmouse42% - 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker40% - 7
American Crow39% - 8
Mourning Dove39% - 9
Northern Mockingbird35% - 10
Eastern Bluebird34% - 11
Ruby-crowned Kinglet34% - 12
Blue Jay33% - 13
Downy Woodpecker31% - 14
White-throated Sparrow31% - 15
House Finch29% - 16
Turkey Vulture28% - 17
American Robin26% - 18
Pine Warbler26% - 19
Eastern Phoebe24% - 20
Great Blue Heron23% - 21
Double-crested Cormorant23% - 22
Song Sparrow21% - 23
Chipping Sparrow21% - 24
Great Egret21% - 25
Ring-billed Gull20% - 26
American Goldfinch19% - 27
Red-winged Blackbird18% - 28
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker18% - 29
Eastern Towhee17% - 30
Northern Flicker17% - 31
Brown-headed Nuthatch16% - 32
Belted Kingfisher14% - 33
Hooded Merganser13% - 34
Pied-billed Grebe13% - 35
Canada Goose13% - 36
Red-shouldered Hawk13% - 37
Black Vulture13% - 38
Snowy Egret13% - 39
Brown Pelican12% - 40
White-breasted Nuthatch12% - 41
Hermit Thrush11% - 42
Bufflehead11% - 43
Pileated Woodpecker11% - 44
White Ibis10% - 45
Brown Thrasher10% - 46
Dark-eyed Junco10% - 47
Mallard10% - 48
Killdeer10%
Arriving
New in JanuaryLeaving
Gone by the end of JanuaryLess common
Share of checklists- 49
Cedar Waxwing9.9% - 50
Bald Eagle9.8% - 51
Common Grackle9.3% - 52
Golden-crowned Kinglet9.2% - 53
Forster's Tern8.9% - 54
Red-tailed Hawk8.7% - 55
Tricolored Heron8.0% - 56
Little Blue Heron8.0% - 57
European Starling7.9% - 58
Swamp Sparrow7.8% - 59
Laughing Gull6.9% - 60
Boat-tailed Grackle6.5%