CHERAW STATE PARK

Bird Checklist

WELCOME TO CHERAW STATE PARK

Come to Cheraw State Park and see

how many different bird species you

can find! Explore the Long-Leaf Pine

Ecosystem, paddle Juniper Lake and its

cypress forest, or see which “birdies”

love playing on our golf course!

Don’t forget to inquire about our

ranger led programs!

Cheraw State Park

100 State Park Road

Cheraw, South Carolina 29520

(843) 537-9656

www.SouthCarolinaParks.com

Park Hours: November-February: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.

March, Sept, Oct: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.

April-August: 7 a.m.-9 p.m.

Office Hours: Year-round…………8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Species Recorded at Cheraw

State Park

List Compiled from Information via E-Bird, Park Employees, and Park Visitor sightings

* = Federally Endangered

Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Al-

lies

Summer Tanager

Scarlet Tanager

Northern Cardinal

Indigo Bunting

Blackbirds

Red-winged Blackbird

Eastern Meadowlark

Rusty Blackbird

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

Orchard Oriole

Martins and Swallows

Tree Swallow

Barn Swallow

Shorebirds and Rails

Killdeer

Spotted Sandpiper

American Woodcock

King Rail

Virginia Rail

Sora

Woodpeckers

Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Red-cockaded Woodpecker *

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Falcons and Caracaras

American Kestrel

Peregrine Falcon

Merlin

Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees,

Kingbirds, and Allies

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Acadian Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe

Great Crested Flycatcher

Eastern Towhee

Eastern Kingbird

Hummingbirds

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Vireos

White-eyed Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

Yellow-throated Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ra-

vens

Blue Jay

American Crow

Fish Crow

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Carolina Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Nuthatches

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Treecreepers

Brown Creeper

Wrens

House Wren

Carolina Wren

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

House Finch

Pine Siskin

American Goldfinch

Gnatcatchers

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Kinglets

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Sparrows and other Emberizids

Chipping Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

White-throated Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Cuckoos

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Black-billed Cuckoo

Owls

Great Horned Owl

Northern Saw-Whet Owl

Barred Owl

Screech Owl

Nightjars

Chuck-will's-widow

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Swifts

Chimney Swift

Thrushes

Eastern Bluebird

Hermit Thrush

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Catbirds, Mockingbirds,

and Thrashers

Gray Catbird

Brown Thrasher

Northern Mockingbird

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher

Wood-Warblers

Ovenbird

Worm-eating Warbler

Louisiana Waterthrush

Blue-winged Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Hooded Warbler

American Redstart

Northern Parula

Palm Warbler

Pine Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

Waterfowl

Canada Goose

Wood Duck

Mallard

Bufflehead

Hooded Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Loons and Grebes

Pied-billed Grebe

Cormorants and Anhingas

Double-crested Cormorant

Anhinga

Herons, Ibis, and Allies

Great Blue Heron

Green Heron

Snowy Egret

Vultures, Hawks, and Allies

Black Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Osprey

Mississippi Kite

Bald Eagle

Red-shouldered Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Northern Harrier