A = abundant (every day in season) C = common (every week in season) S = Spring (March—May) F = Fall (September-November)

U = uncommon (seen every season) R = rare (may be seen in a season) S = Summer (June-August) W = Winter (December-February) BIRD SIGHTED S S F W
E = exceptional (seen only once or twice)
Herring Gull u u u c
BIRD SIGHTED S S F W
BIRD SIGHTED S S F W Ring-billed Gull c c c a
Common Loon c c a Laughing Gull c a c u
Red-throated Loon c c a Black Vulture c c c c
Bonaparte’s Gull r r r u
Sharp-shinned Hawk u u
Horned Grebe u u c Forster’s Tern u r u c
Cooper’s Hawk r r
Pied-billed Grebe e Common Tern u c u u
Red-tailed Hawk u u u
Brown Pelican c c c c
Caspian Tern u c u u
Northern Gannet u u c Bald Eagle r r r
Least Tern u c u
Double-crested Cormorant c r a u Northern Harrier u u
Royal Tern c c c c
Anhinga r Osprey c c u
Least Bittern u c c Sandwich Tern u u u c
Peregrine Falcon e
Great Blue Heron c c c a Black Tern u c u
Merlin e
Green Heron c c c r Black Skimmer c c c u
American Kestrel u c c
Mourning Dove u c c u
Little Blue Heron c c c u Mississippi Kite e
Common Ground Dove r
Cattle Egret r Swallow-tail Kite e
Yellow-billed Cuckoo u c u
Great Egret a a a c Sora u u u
Eastern Screech Owl u u u u
Snowy Egret a a a c King Rail r
Great Horned Owl c c c c
Reddish Egret e Virginia Rail r r r
Barred Owl c c c c
Tri-colored Heron a a a c Clapper Rail c c c c
Chuck-will’s-Widow u c c
Black-crowned Night Heron u u u u Common Moorehen u u u r
Whip-poor-will r r r r
Yellow-crowned Night Heron u c u u American Oystercatcher u c u u
Common Nighthawk u c r
White Ibis c a c u Semi-palmated Plover c u c c
Chimney Swift u c u
Piping Plover u u u u
Wood Stork r u r r Ruby-throated Hummingbird u c u
Wilson’s Plover u c u
Roseate Spoonbill e Belted Kingfisher c u c c
Black-bellied Plover c u u c
Mallard u u u Common Flicker c c c c
Ruddy Turnstone c c c c
Gadwall u u c Pileated Woodpecker c c c c
Whimbrel u u u
Pintail u u u Downy Woodpecker c c c c
Spotted Sandpiper c c u u
Green-winged Teal u u c Red-bellied Woodpecker c c c c
Willet c a c u
Blue-winged Teal u u c Red-headed Woodpecker r
Greater Yellowlegs u u u c
Wood Duck r r r r Yellow-bellied Sapsucker c c c c
Red Knot c u c u
Redhead r r u Eastern Kingbird u u u r
Least Sandpiper u u u u
Great-crested Flycatcher u c u
Ring-necked Duck u u a Dunlin u u u c
Acadian Flycatcher u c u
Lesser Scaup a Short-billed Dowitcher u u c u
Vermillion Flycatcher e
Bufflehead u u u Western Sandpiper u u u
Tree Swallow c u a r
Surf Scoter u u u Solitary Sandpiper e
Barn Swallow u c c r
Black Scoter u u u Hudsonian Godwit e
Blue Jay c c c c
Hooded Merganser u u c Marbled Godwit r
American Crow u u u c
Common Merganser r Sanderling c u c c
Fish Crow c c c c
Red-breasted Merganser u u c Great Black-backed Gull r
Carolina Chickadee c c c c
Turkey Vulture c c u u Tufted Titmouse c c c c
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BIRD SIGHTED S S F W BIRD SIGHTED S S F W
Brown-headed Nuthatch c c c c
Brown-headed Cowbird c u u u
Brown Creeper u r c
Summer Tanager u u u
House Wren u r u

State Park
Scarlet Tanager e
Winter Wren u r u
Carolina Wren c c c c Northern Cardinal c a c c
Marsh Wren u u u u Blue Grosbeak u u u
Northern Mockingbird c c c c Rose-breasted Grosbeak e
Gray Catbird c u u u Indigo Bunting c u u
Brown Thrasher c c c c Painted Bunting c c u
American Robin u r u c American Goldfinch u r r u
Wood Thrush u c u r Eastern Towhee c c c c
Ovenbird c u Savannah Sparrow u u c
Hermit Thrush u u c Sharp-tailed Sparrow u u c
Eastern Bluebird u u u u Chipping Sparrow u u c
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher u c u r White-throated Sparrow c u c
Veery u Seaside Sparrow u c c u
Ruby-crowned Kinglet u u c
Cedar Waxwing c u u
This checklist contains 173 species of
Loggerhead Shrike u u u migratory and resident bird life found
White-eyed Vireo u c u within the boundaries of Hunting
Red-eyed Vireo u c u Island State Park.
Warbling Vireo e
Northern Parula u c u
Prothonotary Warbler u u u
If you see any species not currently
Black-and-White Warbler c u on the list, or out of its normal
Yellow-rumped Warbler c c a viewing season, please bring your
Yellow-throated Warbler u c u observations to the attention of the
Black-throated Blue Warbler u u Park Naturalist:
Blackburnian Warbler e
Cape May Warbler e
Hunting Island State Park
Hooded Warbler u
Pine Warbler c c c c
2555 Sea Island Parkway
Prairie Warbler u c u r
Hunting Island, SC 29920
Palm Warbler c r
843-838-7437
Common Yellowthroat u c c u
Northern Waterthrush u u u
Or come by the Nature Center /
Louisiana Waterthrush u u u Fishing Pier to update our Wildlife
American Redstart
Red-winged Blackbird
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Viewing Guide.
Bird Checklist
Orchard Oriole u c u Hunting Island State Park is located 16 miles east of
Boat-tailed Grackle a a a a Beaufort, SC on US21.
Common Grackle u u u u
Revised 6/01