Uncommon Birds in South Carolina
Our list for South Carolina has 80 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 18 residents, 13 summer visitors, 32 winter visitors and 17 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in South Carolina in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 80, most common first
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–May
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus borealisResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year
DickcisselSpiza americanaSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Dec
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Oct
Virginia RailRallus limicolaWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made