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Recurvirostra americana · Recurvirostridae

American Avocet: When and Where to See It

Adult American Avocet
Photo: Peter Chen 2.0, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The American Avocet reaches Nevada first, around mid February, and Washington last, around the second week of April.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Second week of November

Each county is shaded by the share of complete checklists there that listed the bird, blended with the weeks either side. Darker is more often. It follows where people watch birds, not how many birds there are. How to read it.

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0%0.5%1%1.5%2%Jan 1-7: 0.8% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.8% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.9% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 0.8% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 0.8% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 0.7% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.7% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 0.9% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 0.8% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 0.9% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0.9% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 1.0% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 1.2% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 1.4% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 1.8% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 1.8% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 1.3% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 1.0% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 1.0% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 1.0% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 0.9% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.8% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 0.8% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 0.8% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 0.8% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 1.0% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 1.1% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 1.2% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 1.2% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 1.3% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 1.3% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 1.3% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 1.3% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 1.1% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 1.0% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 1.0% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 0.9% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 0.9% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 1.0% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 1.0% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.9% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.9% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.8% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 0.9% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 0.8% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 0.8% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 0.6% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 0.8% of 1132751 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Share of complete checklists reporting it, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

Pooled across every state in the data, so it leans toward states with the most birders.

States, in order of first arrivals

StatePatternFirst arrivalsPeakMost gone byPeak %
NevadaSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 15-21Oct 15-2114%
UtahSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 8-14Oct 15-2113%
DelawareSummer visitorFeb 15-21Aug 8-14Dec 1-78.3%
New MexicoSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 15-21Oct 15-213.8%
ColoradoPasses throughMar 22-31Apr 22-30Jun 1-710%
IdahoSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 22-30Sep 15-216.6%
WyomingSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 22-30Sep 15-217.6%
NebraskaPasses throughApr 1-7Apr 22-30May 15-215.7%
KansasSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 15-21Nov 8-144.2%
OklahomaSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 15-21May 22-313.8%
OregonSummer visitorApr 1-7May 22-31Oct 1-71.7%
North DakotaSummer visitorApr 8-14Jun 1-7Oct 8-147.7%
MontanaSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30Sep 8-146.8%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30Sep 8-146.4%
IowaSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30May 22-311.7%
WashingtonSummer visitorApr 8-14May 15-21Jun 15-211.1%
ArizonaSummer visitorJul 1-7Sep 1-7Dec 1-74.2%
TexasSummer visitorJul 1-7Apr 15-21Jun 1-74.2%
ArkansasSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 22-31Nov 8-142.2%
LouisianaWinter visitorJul 1-7Nov 1-7Feb 15-212.8%
MississippiWinter visitorJul 8-14Nov 1-7Nov 22-301.2%
South CarolinaWinter visitorJul 8-14Nov 1-7Apr 22-301.0%
North CarolinaWinter visitorSep 22-30Jan 1-7Mar 1-71.1%
CaliforniaYear-round–Jan 8-14–5.1%

Winter visitor in: Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina

Summer visitor in: Delaware, Arizona, Arkansas, Texas