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Birding spot · Berkeley County, South Carolina

Birding at Old Santee Canal Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Old Santee Canal Park are Carolina Chickadee (93%), Yellow-rumped Warbler (85%), and Northern Cardinal (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 76 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid April (75 species). 157 species have been reported here across 1,615 complete checklists from 200 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 15-21: 70 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 22-31: 58 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsFeb 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsFeb 22-28: 65 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMar 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 22-31: 68 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsApr 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsApr 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsApr 15-21: 75 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 22-30: 73 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsMay 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsMay 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 22-30: 49 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsJul 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsSep 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsSep 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 22-30: 66 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsOct 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsOct 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsNov 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 22-30: 62 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsDec 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsDec 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 32 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. 1Carolina Chickadee93%
  2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler85%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal82%
  4. 4Northern Flicker79%
  5. 5Ruby-crowned Kinglet79%
  6. 6Carolina Wren77%
  7. 7Red-bellied Woodpecker75%
  8. 8American Robin66%
  9. 9Eastern Phoebe66%
  10. 10Northern Mockingbird56%
  11. 11Turkey Vulture56%
  12. 12Tufted Titmouse54%
  13. 13Common Gallinule51%
  14. 14American Crow49%
  15. 15Downy Woodpecker43%

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

Winter 63 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler90%
  2. American Robin85%
  3. Carolina Chickadee83%
  4. Northern Cardinal82%
  5. Carolina Wren75%

Spring 76 species

  1. Northern Cardinal91%
  2. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher86%
  3. Osprey86%
  4. Carolina Chickadee85%
  5. Carolina Wren83%

Summer 60 species

  1. Northern Cardinal84%
  2. Carolina Wren81%
  3. Carolina Chickadee76%
  4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher71%
  5. White-eyed Vireo67%

Fall 74 species

  1. Carolina Chickadee93%
  2. Northern Cardinal87%
  3. Carolina Wren85%
  4. Red-bellied Woodpecker80%
  5. Tufted Titmouse70%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across South Carolina.

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.