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Turdus migratorius · Turdidae

American Robin: When and Where to See It

Adult male American Robin
Photo: northerly, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The American Robin reaches California first, around mid January, and Arizona last, around late 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%20%40%60%Jan 1-7: 20% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 21% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 21% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 23% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 24% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 24% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 25% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 29% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 33% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 38% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 42% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 45% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 48% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 49% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 48% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 51% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 55% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 56% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 56% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 54% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 52% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 52% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 52% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 51% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 51% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 48% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 45% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 40% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 35% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 30% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 27% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 26% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 26% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 26% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 28% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 29% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 31% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 31% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 31% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 31% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 30% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 27% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 25% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 23% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 22% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 22% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 23% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 22% 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 %
CaliforniaAll year, most in springJan 15-21Jun 8-14Jul 15-2126%
North CarolinaAll year, most in springJan 22-31Mar 8-14Jul 1-748%
WashingtonAll year, most in springFeb 22-28Jun 1-7Jul 15-2167%
NebraskaAll year, most in springMar 1-7May 1-7Aug 8-1472%
West VirginiaAll year, most in springMar 1-7Apr 15-21Aug 1-769%
IllinoisAll year, most in summerMar 8-14May 15-21Aug 15-2176%
OhioAll year, most in springMar 8-14Jun 8-14Aug 1-777%
PennsylvaniaAll year, most in springMar 8-14Apr 22-30Aug 8-1476%
MichiganAll year, most in springMar 8-14May 1-7Aug 8-1474%
WisconsinAll year, most in springMar 8-14May 8-14Aug 8-1473%
IndianaAll year, most in springMar 8-14Jun 1-7Aug 1-769%
New JerseyAll year, most in springMar 8-14Apr 8-14Aug 1-768%
MassachusettsAll year, most in springMar 15-21May 8-14Aug 1-774%
New YorkAll year, most in summerMar 15-21May 1-7Aug 8-1475%
Rhode IslandAll year, most in springMar 15-21May 8-14Jul 15-2174%
ConnecticutAll year, most in springMar 15-21May 1-7Aug 1-772%
MinnesotaAll year, most in summerMar 15-21May 8-14Aug 8-1467%
MontanaAll year, most in summerMar 15-21May 22-31Oct 1-766%
VermontAll year, most in summerMar 15-21May 8-14Aug 8-1467%
IdahoAll year, most in springMar 15-21Jun 15-21Jul 22-3164%
ColoradoAll year, most in springMar 15-21May 15-21Jul 15-2162%
New HampshireAll year, most in springMar 15-21May 8-14Aug 1-760%
UtahAll year, most in springMar 15-21Jun 15-21Jul 15-2156%
North DakotaAll year, most in summerMar 22-31May 8-14Oct 15-2165%
WyomingAll year, most in summerMar 22-31May 8-14Sep 22-3057%
MaineAll year, most in springMar 22-31May 8-14Jul 22-3154%
AlaskaAll year, most in summerApr 22-30May 15-21Jul 8-1450%
ArizonaAll year, most in summerApr 22-30Jun 8-14Jul 15-2117%
FloridaWinter visitorNov 1-7Feb 1-7Mar 1-720%
South CarolinaAll year, most in winterNov 15-21Mar 1-7Apr 1-732%
TexasAll year, most in winterNov 22-30Feb 15-21Mar 8-1420%
AlabamaAll year, most in winterDec 15-21Feb 22-28Mar 22-3140%
LouisianaAll year, most in winterDec 15-21Feb 8-14Mar 8-1428%
MississippiAll year, most in winterDec 15-21Feb 22-28Mar 15-2130%
District of ColumbiaYear-round–Apr 22-30–85%
IowaYear-round–Jun 22-30–74%
KentuckyYear-round–Apr 8-14–70%
MarylandYear-round–May 8-14–60%
MissouriYear-round–Mar 22-31–61%
South DakotaYear-round–Jun 8-14–60%
DelawareYear-round–Apr 8-14–58%
TennesseeYear-round–Mar 15-21–57%
VirginiaYear-round–Mar 22-31–56%
KansasYear-round–Mar 15-21–55%
OregonYear-round–May 1-7–54%
ArkansasYear-round–Mar 8-14–46%
OklahomaYear-round–Mar 1-7–45%
GeorgiaYear-round–Mar 1-7–42%
New MexicoYear-round–Oct 22-31–38%
NevadaYear-round–Jun 22-30–35%

Winter visitor in: Florida, Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi