Birds in South Carolina in October

Percent of complete checklists in South Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (45,212 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal68%
2. 2Carolina Wren61%
3. 3Blue Jay57%
4. 4Carolina Chickadee56%
5. 5Northern Mockingbird51%
6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker51%
7. 7American Crow50%
8. 8Tufted Titmouse49%
9. 9Downy Woodpecker40%
10. 10Eastern Bluebird35%
11. 11Eastern Phoebe34%
12. 12Mourning Dove34%
13. 13House Finch32%
14. 14Northern Flicker30%
15. 15Turkey Vulture28%
16. 16Brown Thrasher27%
17. 17Great Egret27%
18. 18Great Blue Heron23%
19. 19Gray Catbird23%
20. 20Belted Kingfisher21%
21. 21Pine Warbler20%
22. 22Brown-headed Nuthatch19%
23. 23Red-shouldered Hawk18%
24. 24Pileated Woodpecker18%
25. 25Ruby-crowned Kinglet17%
26. 26Snowy Egret17%
27. 27White-breasted Nuthatch16%
28. 28Laughing Gull16%
29. 29American Redstart15%
30. 30Yellow-rumped Warbler15%
31. 31Double-crested Cormorant15%
32. 32Palm Warbler15%
33. 33Eastern Towhee14%
34. 34Osprey14%
35. 35White Ibis14%
36. 36Red-winged Blackbird13%
37. 37Common Yellowthroat12%
38. 38Little Blue Heron12%
39. 39Yellow-bellied Sapsucker12%
40. 40Tricolored Heron12%
41. 41Black Vulture12%
42. 42Fish Crow11%
43. 43Common Grackle11%
44. 44White-eyed Vireo11%
45. 45Boat-tailed Grackle11%
46. 46Brown Pelican10%
47. 47American Robin10%

• 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
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals mid October, peaks early January
• Song Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks mid November
• Yellow-bellied Sapsuckerfirst arrivals early October, peaks late December
• Hermit Thrushfirst arrivals mid October, peaks mid November
• Golden-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of November
• Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals late October, peaks the second week of February
• Cedar Waxwingfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of March
• Swamp Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of October, peaks the second week of November

• 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
• Chimney Swiftmost gone by early October
• Painted Buntingmost gone by early October
• Little Blue Heronmost gone by early October
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by mid October
• Anhingamost gone by early October

48. 48Wood Stork9.7%
49. 49Canada Goose9.6%
50. 50Tree Swallow9.6%
51. 51Ruby-throated Hummingbird9.5%
52. 52Bald Eagle9.4%
53. 53Anhinga9.1%
54. 54Northern House Wren9.0%
55. 55Killdeer8.9%
56. 56Northern Parula8.7%
57. 57Clapper Rail8.5%
58. 58Royal Tern8.3%
59. 59Chipping Sparrow8.3%
60. 60Red-tailed Hawk8.2%