Winter Birds in South Carolina

Percent of complete checklists in South Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (156,813 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal60%
2. 2Carolina Wren51%
3. 3Carolina Chickadee50%
4. 4Yellow-rumped Warbler45%
5. 5Tufted Titmouse44%
6. 6American Crow41%
7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker40%
8. 8Mourning Dove39%
9. 9Eastern Bluebird36%
10. 10Northern Mockingbird36%
11. 11Blue Jay33%
12. 12Ruby-crowned Kinglet32%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker32%
14. 14White-throated Sparrow30%
15. 15House Finch30%
16. 16Pine Warbler27%
17. 17Turkey Vulture27%
18. 18American Robin26%
19. 19Eastern Phoebe24%
20. 20Great Blue Heron22%
21. 21Double-crested Cormorant22%
22. 22Chipping Sparrow21%
23. 23Song Sparrow21%
24. 24Great Egret21%
25. 25American Goldfinch20%
26. 26Red-winged Blackbird20%
27. 27Ring-billed Gull18%
28. 28Eastern Towhee18%
29. 29Northern Flicker17%
30. 30Brown-headed Nuthatch17%
31. 31Yellow-bellied Sapsucker17%
32. 32Red-shouldered Hawk13%
33. 33Belted Kingfisher13%
34. 34Canada Goose13%
35. 35White-breasted Nuthatch13%
36. 36Snowy Egret12%
37. 37Pied-billed Grebe12%
38. 38Black Vulture12%
39. 39Hooded Merganser12%
40. 40Brown Pelican12%
41. 41Pileated Woodpecker11%
42. 42Hermit Thrush11%
43. 43Brown Thrasher11%
44. 44Common Grackle11%
45. 45Dark-eyed Junco10%
46. 46White Ibis10%

• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals mid December, peaks early March
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals late December, peaks early March
• White-eyed Vireofirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks mid April
• Eastern Towheefirst arrivals mid January, peaks early April
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals late December, peaks late March
• Yellow-throated Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of January, peaks the second week of April
• Barred Owlfirst arrivals the second week of December, peaks mid April
• Black Skimmerfirst arrivals late February, peaks early July

• Eastern Phoebemost gone by late January
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by late January
• White Ibismost gone by late January
• Clapper Railmost gone by early December
• Black Skimmermost gone by the second week of January
• Ruddy Duckmost gone by mid February
• Cape May Warblermost gone by early January
• Northern Waterthrushmost gone by the second week of December

47. 47Bald Eagle9.7%
48. 48Killdeer9.5%
49. 49Cedar Waxwing9.5%
50. 50Golden-crowned Kinglet9.3%
51. 51Bufflehead9.3%
52. 52Mallard9.3%
53. 53Red-tailed Hawk8.5%
54. 54Forster's Tern8.3%
55. 55Tricolored Heron8.2%
56. 56Little Blue Heron8.2%
57. 57European Starling7.7%
58. 58Laughing Gull7.6%
59. 59Swamp Sparrow7.5%
60. 60Boat-tailed Grackle6.8%