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Scolopax minor · Scolopacidae

American Woodcock: When and Where to See It

Adult American Woodcock
Photo: jeffcherry, CC0 1.0 via iNaturalist

The American Woodcock reaches Tennessee first, around mid January, and South Dakota last, around mid March.

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%Jan 1-7: 0.1% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.1% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.1% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 0.2% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 0.2% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 0.3% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.3% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 0.8% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 1.1% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 1.4% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 1.3% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 1.0% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.7% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 0.6% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 0.4% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 0.4% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 0.5% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 0.6% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 0.5% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 0.3% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 0.2% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.2% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 0.1% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 0.1% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 0.1% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 0.1% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 0.1% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 0.1% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.1% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 0.1% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 0.1% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 0.1% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 0.1% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 0.1% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 0.1% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 0.1% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 0.1% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 0.1% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 0.2% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.2% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.2% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.2% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.1% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 0.1% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 0.1% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 0.1% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 0.2% 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 %
ArkansasPasses throughFeb 1-7Feb 15-21Mar 8-141.6%
OklahomaPasses throughFeb 1-7Feb 15-21Mar 8-141.3%
District of ColumbiaPasses throughFeb 15-21Mar 1-7Mar 8-143.3%
IndianaPasses throughFeb 15-21Mar 8-14Mar 22-313.7%
KentuckyPasses throughFeb 15-21Mar 1-7Mar 15-212.7%
MarylandPasses throughFeb 15-21Mar 1-7Mar 15-212.5%
MissouriPasses throughFeb 15-21Mar 1-7Mar 15-213.9%
New JerseyPasses throughFeb 15-21Mar 1-7Mar 22-313.8%
DelawarePasses throughFeb 15-21Mar 1-7Mar 22-312.1%
PennsylvaniaPasses throughFeb 15-21Mar 8-14Apr 8-142.5%
ConnecticutPasses throughFeb 22-28Mar 8-14Mar 22-313.4%
IllinoisPasses throughFeb 22-28Mar 8-14Apr 1-73.0%
MassachusettsPasses throughFeb 22-28Mar 15-21Jun 1-73.5%
KansasPasses throughFeb 22-28Mar 8-14Mar 15-212.2%
IowaPasses throughMar 1-7Mar 15-21Apr 8-143.1%
WisconsinSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 1-7Jun 1-72.7%
VermontSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 1-7Jun 1-72.9%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 1-7Jun 1-71.7%
South DakotaPasses throughMar 15-21Apr 1-7Apr 15-211.2%
North CarolinaWinter visitorDec 8-14Mar 1-7Mar 15-211.1%
VirginiaWinter visitorDec 8-14Mar 1-7Apr 1-71.8%
TennesseeWinter visitorJan 15-21Feb 22-28Mar 15-211.3%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorFeb 15-21Mar 8-14May 8-143.2%
West VirginiaWinter visitorFeb 15-21Mar 8-14Jun 1-72.2%
New YorkWinter visitorFeb 22-28Mar 15-21May 22-312.6%
OhioWinter visitorFeb 22-28Mar 8-14Apr 8-142.9%
MaineWinter visitorMar 1-7Mar 22-31May 22-313.5%
New HampshireWinter visitorMar 1-7Mar 15-21Jun 1-72.7%
MichiganWinter visitorMar 1-7Mar 15-21Jun 1-72.0%

Winter visitor in: North Carolina, Virginia