South Carolina Birds
Tiny, Long tail, 2 black lines under eyes
American Kestrel
Chirps, Grey band on beak tip, Red eyes, White beak, Beak goes up to forehead, Football shaped
American coot
Only neck and head is visible in water, Straight beak, Black body, Black/white wings, Black underbody
Anhinga
White head, Yellow beak, Brown body, Yellow talons, Flies --
Bald Eagle
Sounds like screeching with a sore throat, Looks scary elegant, Golden, White face
Barn Owl
Says "who cooks for you? who cooks for youuuuuu", Sounds like a monkey chicken, No tuffs, Black Eyes, Head looks like a tunnel, Looks like a nun
Barred Owl
Top half black, Bottom half white, looks like it has no eyes, Bottom beak longer, Bright orange/black beak
Black Skimmer
Silver feather tips, All black body
Black Vulture
Top part of head black, Grey/black body, Pointy black beak, White/yellow legs
Black-Crowned Night Heron
White around eyes, top half black, Bottom half white, Long legs
Black-Necked Stilt
Mature bird has a white head and brown body
Brown pelican
Copper haircut, Copper legs, Yellow beak, White body, Copper chest
Cattle Egret
Lives on marshes edges, Call its own name
Chuck Will's Widow
Laterally compressed, Muddy, Not much tail, Chicken shaped, Long beak
Clapper Rail
Summer birds: Black with white stripes and dots~ Winter birds have: Light grey neck/wings, White underbody, big maroon eyes, darker grey head/wings, Grey beak
Common Loon
Red beak that goes up to forehead, Looks like a coot, Black, Tip of beak yellow, Yellow feet
Common Moorhen
Red/White chest, Red eyes, Top of head black
Cooper's Hawk
Yellow around beak, Long neck, Curved Beak, Black body, Black/white wings, Underbody is underwater and only head is visible
Double-Crested Cormorant
Mostly either red or grey, Call sounds like a horse, Very Small, Yellow Eyes, Ear tuffs
Eastern Screech Howl
Down turned beak, Multicolored
Glossy Ibis
Yellow/black eyes, Black on wings, Mostly greyish blue, Black and brown, Largest
Great Blue Heron
Yellow eyes, Yellow mask around eyes, All white body, Yellow beak, Black legs/feet
Great Egret
Says "whos awake? me too", Ear tuffs, Huge, Says who
Great Horned Owl
Green/black wings, Fishes, brown body, Yellow eyes, Yellow legs/feet
Green Heron
red spot on bottom beak, Grey wings, Black tail, Yellow beak and eyes, White underbody/neck/head
Herring Gull
Sounds like its laughing, Black tails, White neck and underbody, Black head, Grey wings
Laughing Gull
grey underside/wings, Black ^ tail
Mississippi Kite
Entire white underbody, Adults have a collar, Matures after 3 years
Osprey
Black/yellow beak, Grey/black underbelly, Yellow feet, Yellow around eyes, Black eye
Peregrine Falcon
Black wings w/ white stripes, Red mullet, Orange cheeks
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Red underbody, Red-White tail
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Red tail, White underbody with a red band
Red-Tailed Hawk
Black tail, Ring around beak, Grey wings, White body/neck/head
Ring-Billed Gull
Orange tipped tail, Flat bill, All pink body, White neck, Sounds like a bird immitiating a starting car
Roseate Spoonbill
orange Beak, White underbody, Grey back/top wings, Black tip (like a haircut), Black tail feathers
Royal Tern
Grey beak, Black/white head, Black/brown wings, Turns objects over
Ruddy Turnstone
Common around beach waves, Small black beak, Tiny, White underbody, grey top body, black around eyes
Sanderling
Yellow feet, White body, Black beak, Black legs
Snowy Egret
Black ^ tail, White body, Wing tips black, White underbody
Swallow Tail Kite
Yellow/black beak, Brown/grey feathers, Entire white underside, Yellow legs/feet
Tricolored Heron
Limited flapping, Red head, Silver edge, Huge tail, V (Dihedral)
Turkey Vulture
Call is 2 quick trills
Whip-poor Will
Red face/beak, Red legs/feet, 4 black feathers under wings, White body, Long down turned beak
White Ibis
Yellow/orange beak, All white w/ brown feather tips
White pelican
Sounds like a broken siren, Grey head/face, White body, Black tipped under feathers, Grey legs, pale feet, Slight bent in beak tip
Wood Stork
Grey/yellow legs, Grey feathers, Top of head is light yellow, Black pointy beak
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
White underbody, SUPER TINY, Black top head, Yellow beak with black tip, Grey wings
least Tern
Blue/black beak, Greyish/blue feathers, Black eyes, Darker beak tip
little Blue Heron
