Summer Birds in South Carolina

Percent of complete checklists in South Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (105,328 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal68%
2. 2Carolina Wren56%
3. 3Mourning Dove53%
4. 4Carolina Chickadee43%
5. 5Tufted Titmouse41%
6. 6American Crow37%
7. 7Northern Mockingbird36%
8. 8Blue Jay35%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker35%
10. 10Eastern Bluebird32%
11. 11House Finch32%
12. 12Downy Woodpecker28%
13. 13Great Egret27%
14. 14Ruby-throated Hummingbird25%
15. 15Blue-gray Gnatcatcher21%
16. 16Great Blue Heron20%
17. 17Turkey Vulture20%
18. 18Laughing Gull20%
19. 19Great Crested Flycatcher19%
20. 20Brown Thrasher18%
21. 21Barn Swallow18%
22. 22Red-winged Blackbird18%
23. 23Snowy Egret17%
24. 24Fish Crow16%
25. 25Painted Bunting16%
26. 26Osprey16%
27. 27Eastern Towhee15%
28. 28Green Heron15%
29. 29White-eyed Vireo15%
30. 30Common Grackle15%
31. 31Little Blue Heron15%
32. 32American Goldfinch15%
33. 33Chimney Swift14%
34. 34Brown-headed Nuthatch14%
35. 35Chipping Sparrow13%
36. 36Tricolored Heron13%
37. 37Anhinga13%
38. 38Brown-headed Cowbird13%
39. 39American Robin12%
40. 40Eastern Kingbird12%
41. 41Indigo Bunting12%
42. 42White Ibis12%
43. 43White-breasted Nuthatch12%
44. 44Summer Tanager12%
45. 45Red-shouldered Hawk12%
46. 46Pileated Woodpecker11%
47. 47Mississippi Kite11%
48. 48Pine Warbler11%
49. 49Brown Pelican11%

• American Redstartfirst arrivals early August, peaks late September
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals early July, peaks early January
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late October
• Little Blue Heronfirst arrivals late June, peaks the second week of August
• White Ibisfirst arrivals late June, peaks the second week of August
• Pied-billed Grebefirst arrivals late July, peaks the second week of January
• Wood Storkfirst arrivals early June, peaks early August
• Bald Eaglefirst arrivals the second week of August, peaks late November
• Black-and-white Warblerfirst arrivals mid August, peaks late April
• Forster's Ternfirst arrivals mid July, peaks early January
• Clapper Railfirst arrivals mid August, peaks mid October
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid August

• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by early August
• Pine Warblermost gone by early June
• Red-winged Blackbirdmost gone by mid July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by early July
• Eastern Towheemost gone by early June
• Fish Crowmost gone by late July
• Common Gracklemost gone by early July
• Indigo Buntingmost gone by the second week of August
• Yellow-throated Warblermost gone by mid June
• Mississippi Kitemost gone by late August
• Boat-tailed Gracklemost gone by early July
• Purple Martinmost gone by the second week of August

50. 50Wood Stork9.9%
51. 51Black Vulture9.9%
52. 52Blue Grosbeak9.6%
53. 53Yellow-billed Cuckoo9.5%
54. 54Killdeer9.4%
55. 55Northern Parula9.0%
56. 56Red-eyed Vireo8.8%
57. 57Royal Tern8.7%
58. 58Eastern Phoebe8.6%
59. 59Eastern Wood-Pewee8.0%
60. 60Boat-tailed Grackle7.5%