Ruby-throated
Hummingbird
Tufted Titmouse
Yellow-throated
Warbler
Description Description Description
Tiny with a long, narrow bill. Greenish
above, white below. Males have a dark
chin that glows red in sunlight. Small, crested songbird. Overall gray
in color with a black forehead and a
yellowish wash along the flanks. Small, flocking songbird. Grayish-
brown above, pale below with a
distinctive yellow rump patch.
Status Status Status
Migratory, breeder, uncommon in
summer, spring, and fall. Rare in winter. Resident, breeder, common year-round. Migratory, common in fall, winter, and
spring.
Habitat Forested areas and shrubland.
Forested areas and shrubland.
Fun Fact
Fun Fact
The only hummingbird that breeds in
the East. Drinks nectar from flowers.
Attracted to sugar water feeders.
October
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
Habitat
Call is a fast, repeated whistle that
sounds like “peter-peter-peter.”
November
Common
Common
Uncommon
Common
Common
Uncommon
Common
Uncommon
Common
Uncommon
Common
Common
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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
Uncommon
Common
Rare
Common
Abundant
Habitat
Forested areas, shrubland, and dunes.
Fun Fact
Huge numbers are attracted to Kiawah
in the winter to feast on the vast
abundance of wax myrtle berries.
December
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
Rare
Common
Rare
Common
Abundant
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