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Birding spot · Charleston County, South Carolina

Birding at The Cove (Fort Moultrie): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at The Cove (Fort Moultrie) are Yellow-rumped Warbler (93%), Gray Catbird (87%), and Northern Cardinal (84%). It is busiest in fall, when 73 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of April (87 species). 187 species have been reported here across 1,023 complete checklists from 278 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jan 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Feb 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 22-28: 55 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsMar 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMar 8-14: 64 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 66 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 22-31: 75 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsApr 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsApr 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 15-21: 69 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsApr 22-30: 57 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMay 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsMay 22-31: 61 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJun 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (8 checklists)Jul 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJul 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Jul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsAug 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsSep 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsSep 22-30: 69 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsOct 1-7: 72 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsOct 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsOct 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsOct 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Nov 22-30: 76 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsDec 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Dec 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 20 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. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler93%
  2. 2Gray Catbird87%
  3. 3Northern Cardinal84%
  4. 4Brown Pelican78%
  5. 5Carolina Wren76%
  6. 6Blue Jay71%
  7. 7Eastern Phoebe69%
  8. 8American Crow67%
  9. 9Ruby-crowned Kinglet67%
  10. 10Song Sparrow67%
  11. 11Laughing Gull62%
  12. 12Eastern Towhee56%
  13. 13Downy Woodpecker53%
  14. 14Hermit Thrush53%
  15. 15Carolina Chickadee51%

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 59 species

  1. Yellow-rumped Warbler94%
  2. Northern Cardinal73%
  3. Carolina Wren63%
  4. Brown Pelican62%
  5. American Robin59%

Spring 71 species

  1. Northern Cardinal94%
  2. Carolina Wren83%
  3. Carolina Chickadee73%
  4. Laughing Gull71%
  5. Blue Jay70%

Summer 50 species

  1. Northern Cardinal90%
  2. Carolina Wren80%
  3. Blue Jay78%
  4. Laughing Gull76%
  5. Brown Pelican68%

Fall 73 species

  1. Northern Cardinal90%
  2. Blue Jay86%
  3. Carolina Wren84%
  4. Carolina Chickadee71%
  5. American Crow66%

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.