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Birding spot · Charleston County, South Carolina

Birding at James Island County Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at James Island County Park are American Crow (80%), Carolina Chickadee (78%), and Carolina Wren (78%). It is busiest in fall, when 75 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (83 species). 151 species have been reported here across 900 complete checklists from 336 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsJan 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJan 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 1-7: 79 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsFeb 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 22-28: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsMar 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMar 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 54 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsApr 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsJun 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Jun 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Aug 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 22-30: 60 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsOct 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsOct 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsNov 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: 65 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Dec 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsDec 22-31: 72 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1American Crow80%
  2. 2Carolina Chickadee78%
  3. 3Carolina Wren78%
  4. 4Yellow-rumped Warbler76%
  5. 5Ruby-crowned Kinglet63%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal59%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker57%
  8. 8Great Egret53%
  9. 9Yellow-bellied Sapsucker53%
  10. 10Clapper Rail49%
  11. 11Tufted Titmouse49%
  12. 12Downy Woodpecker47%
  13. 13Great Blue Heron45%
  14. 14Eastern Phoebe41%
  15. 15Laughing Gull41%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across South Carolina.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.