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Birding spot · Jasper County, South Carolina

Birding at Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Savannah National Wildlife Refuge are Common Gallinule (93%), Little Blue Heron (87%), and American Coot (84%). It is busiest in winter, when 89 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early January (97 species). 225 species have been reported here across 2,487 complete checklists from 1,243 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsJan 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 85 checklistsJan 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsJan 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsFeb 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsFeb 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsFeb 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsFeb 22-28: 76 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMar 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 8-14: 79 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMar 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsMar 22-31: 83 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsApr 1-7: 76 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsApr 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsMay 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 15-21: 77 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsJun 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJun 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsJul 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJul 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJul 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsAug 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsAug 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsAug 22-31: 71 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsSep 15-21: 81 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsOct 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsOct 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsOct 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsOct 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsNov 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsNov 22-30: 85 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsDec 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsDec 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsDec 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsDec 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 107 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. 1Common Gallinule93%
  2. 2Little Blue Heron87%
  3. 3American Coot84%
  4. 4Eastern Phoebe84%
  5. 5Snowy Egret81%
  6. 6Great Blue Heron80%
  7. 7Red-winged Blackbird77%
  8. 8Pied-billed Grebe76%
  9. 9Northern Harrier74%
  10. 10White Ibis70%
  11. 11Anhinga69%
  12. 12Great Egret68%
  13. 13Turkey Vulture67%
  14. 14Northern Cardinal61%
  15. 15Swamp Sparrow60%

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 89 species

  1. American Coot93%
  2. Common Gallinule89%
  3. Little Blue Heron83%
  4. Red-winged Blackbird81%
  5. White Ibis81%

Spring 89 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird94%
  2. Common Gallinule89%
  3. Great Egret83%
  4. Boat-tailed Grackle82%
  5. Great Blue Heron81%

Summer 64 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird91%
  2. Anhinga85%
  3. Common Gallinule84%
  4. Great Blue Heron78%
  5. Northern Cardinal76%

Fall 84 species

  1. Common Gallinule90%
  2. Little Blue Heron77%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird77%
  4. Great Blue Heron76%
  5. Snowy Egret75%

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.