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Mareca americana · Anatidae

American Wigeon: When and Where to See It

Adult American Wigeon
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 via iNaturalist

The American Wigeon reaches California first, around the second week of September, and South Carolina last, around the second week of November.

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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%2%4%6%8%Jan 1-7: 5.9% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 5.9% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 5.9% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 5.7% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 5.4% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 4.9% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 4.6% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 6.2% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 6.7% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 6.7% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 6.6% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 5.8% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 4.7% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 3.7% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 3.0% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 2.2% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 1.5% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 1.1% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 1.0% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 1.0% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 0.8% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.7% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 0.6% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 0.5% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 0.3% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 0.3% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 0.3% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 0.3% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.3% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 0.3% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 0.5% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 0.7% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 1.1% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 1.4% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 1.8% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 2.6% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 3.3% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 4.1% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 4.9% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 5.8% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 6.3% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 6.7% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 6.4% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 6.5% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 6.3% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 5.9% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 5.1% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 5.6% 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 %
WyomingSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 1-7Nov 22-3014%
North DakotaSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 15-21Nov 15-2112%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 1-7May 1-75.5%
VermontPasses throughMar 1-7Mar 15-21Apr 8-143.5%
MontanaAll year, most in springMar 15-21Apr 1-7May 1-720%
AlaskaAll year, most in springApr 15-21May 8-14Jun 1-730%
OhioWinter visitorOct 1-7Mar 1-7Apr 15-218.8%
DelawareWinter visitorOct 1-7Mar 1-7Mar 22-315.7%
TexasWinter visitorOct 1-7Dec 1-7Mar 15-216.8%
MassachusettsWinter visitorOct 1-7Mar 8-14Apr 1-73.0%
ConnecticutWinter visitorOct 8-14Mar 8-14Apr 1-76.2%
IndianaWinter visitorOct 8-14Mar 1-7Apr 8-145.0%
PennsylvaniaWinter visitorOct 8-14Mar 1-7Apr 8-146.6%
MissouriWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 1-7Apr 8-142.7%
North CarolinaWinter visitorOct 8-14Jan 1-7Mar 1-73.0%
ArkansasWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 1-7Mar 22-312.4%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorOct 8-14Jan 8-14Mar 15-212.3%
HawaiiWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 8-14Apr 1-72.9%
MarylandWinter visitorOct 15-21Mar 1-7Mar 22-314.8%
TennesseeWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 8-14Mar 15-213.6%
VirginiaWinter visitorOct 15-21Jan 8-14Mar 15-213.8%
KentuckyWinter visitorOct 15-21Mar 8-14Apr 8-142.4%
MississippiWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 1-7Mar 8-141.7%
LouisianaWinter visitorOct 22-31Jan 22-31Mar 8-141.6%
AlabamaWinter visitorNov 1-7Jan 15-21Feb 15-212.7%
FloridaWinter visitorNov 1-7Nov 22-30Mar 1-71.5%
GeorgiaWinter visitorNov 1-7Nov 22-30Mar 1-71.1%
South CarolinaWinter visitorNov 8-14Jan 15-21Mar 8-142.1%
West VirginiaWinter visitorJan 22-31Mar 8-14Apr 1-72.8%
IllinoisWinter visitorFeb 8-14Mar 15-21Apr 8-143.9%
IowaWinter visitorFeb 15-21Mar 15-21Apr 22-308.3%
MichiganWinter visitorFeb 15-21Mar 15-21May 1-76.2%
New HampshireWinter visitorFeb 15-21Mar 8-14Apr 15-211.5%
WisconsinWinter visitorFeb 22-28Mar 22-31May 1-77.5%
IdahoWinter visitorAug 1-7Mar 22-31May 1-715%
WashingtonWinter visitorAug 15-21Nov 8-14Apr 15-2123%
ColoradoWinter visitorAug 15-21Nov 1-7May 1-718%
NevadaWinter visitorAug 15-21Nov 22-30Apr 8-1415%
ArizonaWinter visitorAug 22-31Nov 22-30Apr 1-721%
OregonWinter visitorAug 22-31Nov 1-7Apr 22-3016%
New MexicoWinter visitorSep 1-7Nov 15-21Apr 8-1415%
NebraskaWinter visitorSep 1-7Mar 15-21May 1-715%
South DakotaWinter visitorSep 1-7Mar 22-31May 8-1414%
UtahWinter visitorSep 1-7Mar 15-21Apr 22-3013%
CaliforniaWinter visitorSep 8-14Jan 8-14Apr 1-715%
New YorkWinter visitorSep 8-14Mar 8-14Apr 15-217.3%
New JerseyWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 22-31Mar 22-317.8%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorSep 15-21Jan 8-14Mar 22-318.2%
KansasWinter visitorSep 22-30Mar 15-21Apr 22-307.9%
OklahomaWinter visitorSep 22-30Nov 1-7Apr 15-215.2%
MaineWinter visitorSep 22-30Nov 1-7Feb 1-72.0%

Winter visitor in: Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Hawaii, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Washington, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, New Mexico, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Maine, West Virginia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Idaho, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah

Passes through: Vermont, Montana, Alaska

Summer visitor in: Wyoming, North Dakota, Minnesota