Charleston Natural History Society: Hummingbirds Near Charleston, South Carolina

Chapter details

Name: Charleston Natural History Society

City or listed area: Charleston, South Carolina

• https://charlestonaudubon.org

Hummingbirds near Charleston

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

Approved reader sightings

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.

No matching city reports are stored for Charleston. These are statewide reports, not nearest-by-distance results; chapter coordinates are not stored.

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

Nearby Trail gardens

Chapter county and coordinates are not stored. These listings are in South Carolina; distance from Charleston is not verified.

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

Plants for this region

• Southeast plant guide

Other chapters in South Carolina

• Columbia Audubon Society — Columbia
• Hilton Head Audubon Society — Hilton Head Island
• Piedmont Audubon Society — Spartanburg
• Waccamaw Audubon Society — Pawleys Island
• Audubon South Carolina — Harleyville

Help track hummingbirds

Seen a hummingbird in Charleston? 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

NectarBloom's chapter directory is an independent resource. Chapters are listed for information only. NectarBloom is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Audubon Society or any chapter.