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Setophaga ruticilla · Parulidae

American Redstart: When and Where to See It

Adult male American Redstart
Photo: Adam Jackson, CC0 1.0 via iNaturalist

The American Redstart reaches Texas first, around late March, and Idaho last, around mid May.

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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%10%20%30%Jan 1-7: 0.1% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.1% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.1% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 0.1% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 0.1% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 0.1% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.1% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 0.1% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 0.1% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 0.1% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0.1% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 0.1% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.2% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 0.6% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 1.4% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 3.2% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 9.1% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 16% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 20% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 13% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 8.5% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 7.1% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 6.6% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 5.5% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 4.7% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 3.4% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 2.5% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 2.1% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 2.4% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 2.9% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 4.1% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 7.2% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 11% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 12% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 12% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 9.4% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 6.4% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 3.9% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 2.2% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 1.0% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.4% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.3% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.2% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 0.2% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 0.2% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 0.1% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 0.1% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 0.1% 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 %
TexasPasses throughMar 22-31May 8-14Jun 1-711%
West VirginiaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 1-723%
OhioSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Oct 1-726%
MarylandSummer visitorApr 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 8-1423%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Oct 1-724%
VirginiaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 8-1420%
MissouriSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Jun 15-2117%
ArkansasPasses throughApr 15-21May 8-14Jun 22-307.8%
IowaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 15-2136%
VermontSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 1-736%
ConnecticutSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Oct 1-730%
MichiganSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 22-3029%
New HampshireSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 15-2129%
New JerseySummer visitorApr 22-30Sep 8-14Oct 1-729%
New YorkSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Oct 1-729%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Oct 1-728%
WisconsinSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 22-3029%
MassachusettsSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 22-3027%
NebraskaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 8-1414%
KansasPasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14Jun 1-711%
OklahomaPasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14Jun 1-73.7%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Sep 15-2133%
MaineSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Sep 15-2129%
North DakotaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Sep 8-1422%
South DakotaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Sep 8-1415%
ColoradoPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 22-301.5%
MontanaSummer visitorMay 8-14Jun 1-7Sep 1-77.9%
WyomingSummer visitorMay 8-14May 22-31Sep 8-142.3%
IdahoSummer visitorMay 15-21Jun 8-14Sep 1-71.1%
North CarolinaSummer visitorJul 15-21Sep 22-30Oct 15-2126%
TennesseeSummer visitorJul 22-31Sep 15-21Oct 8-1418%
IllinoisSummer visitorAug 1-7Sep 8-14Oct 1-728%
DelawareSummer visitorAug 1-7Sep 8-14Oct 8-1427%
South CarolinaSummer visitorAug 1-7Sep 22-30Oct 22-3124%
GeorgiaSummer visitorAug 1-7Sep 22-30Oct 22-3119%
NevadaSummer visitorAug 1-7Sep 8-14Oct 8-141.3%
District of ColumbiaSummer visitorAug 8-14Sep 8-14Oct 1-735%
IndianaSummer visitorAug 8-14Sep 8-14Oct 1-722%
AlabamaPasses throughAug 8-14Sep 22-30Oct 22-3118%
KentuckySummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 15-21Oct 8-1418%
MississippiSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 22-30Oct 22-3114%
New MexicoPasses throughAug 22-31Sep 8-14Oct 1-71.0%
FloridaWinter visitorJul 22-31Oct 8-14May 22-3127%
LouisianaWinter visitorAug 8-14Oct 1-7Nov 1-717%

Winter visitor in: Florida, Louisiana

Passes through: Alabama, New Mexico

Summer visitor in: Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Delaware, South Carolina, Georgia, Nevada, District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi