Birds in South Carolina in March

Percent of complete checklists in South Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (52,127 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal72%
2. 2Carolina Wren56%
3. 3Carolina Chickadee52%
4. 4Tufted Titmouse52%
5. 5Yellow-rumped Warbler46%
6. 6Mourning Dove45%
7. 7American Crow43%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker42%
9. 9Northern Mockingbird39%
10. 10Eastern Bluebird39%
11. 11Blue Jay36%
12. 12Pine Warbler33%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker33%
14. 14Turkey Vulture31%
15. 15House Finch30%
16. 16Chipping Sparrow29%
17. 17Ruby-crowned Kinglet28%
18. 18White-throated Sparrow27%
19. 19American Robin26%
20. 20Red-winged Blackbird26%
21. 21Double-crested Cormorant23%
22. 22Eastern Towhee23%
23. 23Great Blue Heron21%
24. 24Fish Crow21%
25. 25Blue-gray Gnatcatcher21%
26. 26Great Egret21%
27. 27Brown Thrasher20%
28. 28Eastern Phoebe20%
29. 29Canada Goose18%
30. 30American Goldfinch17%
31. 31Common Grackle17%
32. 32Brown-headed Nuthatch17%
33. 33Song Sparrow17%
34. 34Brown-headed Cowbird16%
35. 35Osprey16%
36. 36Red-shouldered Hawk15%
37. 37Laughing Gull14%
38. 38Pileated Woodpecker14%
39. 39Black Vulture13%
40. 40Ring-billed Gull13%
41. 41Yellow-throated Warbler13%
42. 42Snowy Egret12%
43. 43Northern Parula12%
44. 44Brown Pelican11%
45. 45White-eyed Vireo11%
46. 46Northern Flicker11%
47. 47White-breasted Nuthatch11%
48. 48Cedar Waxwing11%
49. 49Hermit Thrush11%
50. 50Boat-tailed Grackle10%
51. 51Tree Swallow10%
52. 52Pied-billed Grebe10%

• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of September
• Northern Parulafirst arrivals early March, peaks late April
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late April
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals early March, peaks early April
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of May
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals late March, peaks early May
• Chimney Swiftfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late July
• Green Heronfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of July
• Eastern Kingbirdfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May
• Boat-tailed Gracklefirst arrivals early March, peaks early June
• Purple Martinfirst arrivals early March, peaks late June

• Northern Flickermost gone by mid March
• Song Sparrowmost gone by late March
• Yellow-bellied Sapsuckermost gone by mid March
• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by mid March
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by the second week of March
• Buffleheadmost gone by mid March
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by late March
• American Kestrelmost gone by mid March
• Orange-crowned Warblermost gone by mid March
• Purple Finchmost gone by mid March
• Ring-necked Duckmost gone by the second week of March
• Northern Harriermost gone by late March

53. 53Anhinga9.6%
54. 54Belted Kingfisher9.5%
55. 55Mallard9.4%
56. 56Yellow-bellied Sapsucker9.2%
57. 57European Starling9.1%
58. 58Forster's Tern9.0%
59. 59Bald Eagle9.0%
60. 60Little Blue Heron9.0%