Wild Carolina: Birds

About half (n=420) of the species of birds documented in North America occur in South Carolina.
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Edisto Beach, SC (June 2018)
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
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Edisto Beach, SC (June 2018)
Eastern Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
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Edisto Beach, SC (June 2018)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
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Edisto Beach, SC (June 2018). Juvenile (?)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
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Edisto Beach, SC (June 2018)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
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Columbia, SC (July 2018)
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)

​These birds are summer residents of South Carolina, migrating from South America to nest and breed here during cicada season. I've written about them briefly here.
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Columbia, SC (July 2018)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
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Columbia, SC (July 2018)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)

​All hail the mighty bird.
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Columbia, SC (August 2018)
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)