Spring Birds in South Carolina

Percent of complete checklists in South Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (164,732 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal74%
2. 2Carolina Wren58%
3. 3Tufted Titmouse53%
4. 4Carolina Chickadee49%
5. 5Mourning Dove48%
6. 6Red-bellied Woodpecker44%
7. 7American Crow42%
8. 8Blue Jay40%
9. 9Northern Mockingbird40%
10. 10Eastern Bluebird38%
11. 11House Finch32%
12. 12Downy Woodpecker30%
13. 13Blue-gray Gnatcatcher29%
14. 14Pine Warbler29%
15. 15Turkey Vulture27%
16. 16Yellow-rumped Warbler26%
17. 17Red-winged Blackbird25%
18. 18Brown Thrasher25%
19. 19Chipping Sparrow24%
20. 20Brown-headed Cowbird22%
21. 21Great Crested Flycatcher22%
22. 22Eastern Towhee21%
23. 23American Robin21%
24. 24Common Grackle21%
25. 25Fish Crow21%
26. 26Great Blue Heron20%
27. 27Northern Parula20%
28. 28Great Egret20%
29. 29White-eyed Vireo19%
30. 30White-throated Sparrow18%
31. 31Laughing Gull17%
32. 32Brown-headed Nuthatch17%
33. 33American Goldfinch16%
34. 34Canada Goose16%
35. 35Eastern Phoebe15%
36. 36Pileated Woodpecker15%
37. 37Ruby-crowned Kinglet15%
38. 38Double-crested Cormorant15%
39. 39Osprey15%
40. 40Red-shouldered Hawk14%
41. 41Yellow-throated Warbler13%
42. 42Black Vulture13%
43. 43Red-eyed Vireo12%
44. 44Snowy Egret12%
45. 45Barn Swallow12%
46. 46Boat-tailed Grackle11%
47. 47White-breasted Nuthatch11%
48. 48Chimney Swift11%
49. 49Summer Tanager11%
50. 50Ruby-throated Hummingbird10%
51. 51Common Yellowthroat10%
52. 52European Starling10%

• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals early April, peaks early May
• 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
• Summer Tanagerfirst arrivals early April, peaks early May
• Chimney Swiftfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of May
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late July
• Painted Buntingfirst arrivals early April, peaks mid June
• Green Heronfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of July

• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by mid April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of April
• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by late April
• Northern Flickermost gone by mid March
• American Robinmost gone by early April
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Double-crested Cormorantmost gone by the second week of April
• Song Sparrowmost gone by late March
• American Goldfinchmost gone by late April
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by early April
• Yellow-bellied Sapsuckermost gone by mid March
• Canada Goosemost gone by the second week of May

53. 53Anhinga9.8%
54. 54Brown Pelican9.5%
55. 55Painted Bunting8.9%
56. 56Killdeer8.7%
57. 57Tricolored Heron8.7%
58. 58Little Blue Heron8.7%
59. 59Gray Catbird8.5%
60. 60Cedar Waxwing8.4%