Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
House Finch
Description Description Description
Small, social songbird. Grayish above,
whitish below with black crown and
throat. Small, chunky songbird with a sturdy
bill. Dark brown above, pale below with
a distinctive white eye-stripe. Status Status Resident, breeder, common year-round. Resident, breeder, common year-round. Small songbird with a short, blunt bill.
Males are grayish brown with reddish
marking on head and breast. Females
lack red markings and are overall drab
with blurry streaks of brown.
Habitat Habitat Forested areas and shrubland. Forested areas, shrubland, and dunes. Fun Fact Fun Fact Acrobatic and agile when foraging.
Often hangs upside down in search of
food. Commonly seen at bird feeders. The state bird of South Carolina. Often
nests around homes in containers
April
American Redstart
Blue Jay
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
House Finch
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Tufted Titmouse
Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Resident, breeder, fairly common year-
round.
Habitat
Forested areas, shrubland, and dunes.
Fun Fact
Gregarious birds that collect at feeders.
Their flight is bouncy, like many finches.
May
Uncommon
Common
Uncommon
Common
Common
Uncommon
Common
Common
Common
Uncommon
Common
Uncommon
Status
American Redstart
Blue Jay
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
House Finch
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Tufted Titmouse
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Uncommon
Common
Uncommon
Common
Common
Uncommon
Common
Common
Common
Uncommon
Common
Not present
June
American Redstart
Blue Jay
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
House Finch
Northern Cardinal
Painted Bunting
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Tufted Titmouse
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Not present
Common
Uncommon
Common
Common
Uncommon
Common
Common
Common
Uncommon
Common
Not present
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