Audubon Chapters and Hummingbirds in South Carolina

Hummingbirds in South Carolina

The existing state species guide lists Ruby-throated Hummingbird (with Rufous wintering). Statewide occurrence is not a guarantee of a sighting in any particular city.

• Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
• Rufous Hummingbird

When to expect them

The state migration guide gives typical arrival as Mid-March – early April and departure as Early October. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds arrive first, males ahead of females.

Readers in South Carolina have reported 5 approved sightings across the stored reporting dates. Most recently: Seabrook on October 21, 2026.

Seabrook, South Carolina: species not supplied, October 21, 2026.

Murrells Inlet, South Carolina: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, October 12, 2026.

West Columbia, South Carolina: species not supplied, October 10, 2026.

City not supplied, South Carolina: species not supplied, September 27, 2026.

Hardeeville, South Carolina: species not supplied, September 22, 2026.

• Migration map and sighting reports

Gardens to visit

• South Carolina Botanical Garden — Clemson
• Francis Beidler Forest Audubon Center & Sanctuary — Harleyville

Plants for this region

• Southeast plant guide

All chapters

• Audubon South Carolina — Harleyville
• Beidler Forest Audubon Center — Harleyville
• Charleston Natural History Society — Charleston
• Columbia Audubon Society — Columbia
• Hilton Head Audubon Society — Hilton Head Island
• Piedmont Audubon Society — Spartanburg
• Waccamaw Audubon Society — Pawleys Island

Help track hummingbirds

Seen a hummingbird in South Carolina? Share its location, species and date. Reports are reviewed before they appear on the map.

• Report a hummingbird sighting
• All chapters in South Carolina

Independent directory

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