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Birding spot · Horry County, South Carolina

Birding at Myrtle Beach State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Myrtle Beach State Park are Rock Pigeon (80%), Brown Pelican (66%), and Northern Mockingbird (64%). It is busiest in spring, when 80 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (86 species). 204 species have been reported here across 1,952 complete checklists from 646 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsJan 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsJan 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsFeb 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsFeb 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsFeb 22-28: 65 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsMar 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMar 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMar 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMar 22-31: 77 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsApr 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 8-14: 73 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsApr 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsApr 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsMay 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMay 15-21: 64 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 48 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsJul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsSep 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsSep 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsOct 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsOct 22-31: 65 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsNov 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 65 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. 1Rock Pigeon80%
  2. 2Brown Pelican66%
  3. 3Northern Mockingbird64%
  4. 4Carolina Chickadee63%
  5. 5Double-crested Cormorant58%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal58%
  7. 7Carolina Wren57%
  8. 8Blue Jay55%
  9. 9Tufted Titmouse55%
  10. 10Ring-billed Gull55%
  11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker54%
  12. 12Mourning Dove52%
  13. 13Laughing Gull51%
  14. 14Yellow-rumped Warbler51%
  15. 15Sanderling49%

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.