Birds in South Carolina in July

Percent of complete checklists in South Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (33,434 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal69%
2. 2Carolina Wren56%
3. 3Mourning Dove54%
4. 4Carolina Chickadee41%
5. 5Tufted Titmouse40%
6. 6Northern Mockingbird36%
7. 7American Crow35%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker34%
9. 9Blue Jay33%
10. 10Eastern Bluebird33%
11. 11House Finch33%
12. 12Great Egret27%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker26%
14. 14Ruby-throated Hummingbird26%
15. 15Great Blue Heron21%
16. 16Laughing Gull20%
17. 17Turkey Vulture20%
18. 18Blue-gray Gnatcatcher19%
19. 19Red-winged Blackbird19%
20. 20Barn Swallow19%
21. 21Great Crested Flycatcher19%
22. 22Painted Bunting18%
23. 23Brown Thrasher18%
24. 24Snowy Egret17%
25. 25Fish Crow17%
26. 26Eastern Towhee17%
27. 27Green Heron16%
28. 28Osprey16%
29. 29Little Blue Heron16%
30. 30American Goldfinch15%
31. 31Chimney Swift15%
32. 32White-eyed Vireo15%
33. 33Chipping Sparrow14%
34. 34Mississippi Kite14%
35. 35Indigo Bunting14%
36. 36Common Grackle14%
37. 37Brown-headed Nuthatch13%
38. 38American Robin13%
39. 39Anhinga13%
40. 40Tricolored Heron13%
41. 41Eastern Kingbird13%
42. 42White Ibis13%
43. 43White-breasted Nuthatch11%
44. 44Brown Pelican11%
45. 45Brown-headed Cowbird11%
46. 46Summer Tanager11%
47. 47Blue Grosbeak11%
48. 48Pileated Woodpecker11%
49. 49Wood Stork10%
50. 50Yellow-billed Cuckoo10%

• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals early July, peaks early January
• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals late July, peaks the second week of January
• Forster's Ternfirst arrivals mid July, peaks early January
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August
• Sanderlingfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid November
• Semipalmated Ploverfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• Black-bellied Ploverfirst arrivals mid July, peaks early November
• Prairie Warblerfirst arrivals late July, peaks mid September
• Greater Yellowlegsfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of April
• Caspian Ternfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid September
• Ruddy Turnstonefirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid November
• Lesser Yellowlegsfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks late April

• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by mid July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by early July
• Fish Crowmost gone by late July
• Common Gracklemost gone by early July
• Boat-tailed Gracklemost gone by early July
• Prothonotary Warblermost gone by early July
• Orchard Oriolemost gone by early July
• Wood Thrushmost gone by late July
• Yellow-breasted Chatmost gone by the second week of July
• Scarlet Tanagermost gone by the second week of July
• Ovenbirdmost gone by early July
• Swainson's Warblermost gone by early July

51. 51Black Vulture9.9%
52. 52Red-shouldered Hawk9.7%
53. 53Purple Martin8.9%
54. 54Killdeer8.8%
55. 55Common Yellowthroat8.7%
56. 56Royal Tern8.7%
57. 57Eastern Wood-Pewee7.6%
58. 58Eastern Phoebe7.5%
59. 59Red-eyed Vireo7.2%
60. 60Red-tailed Hawk7.1%