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Calidris bairdii · Scolopacidae

Baird's Sandpiper: When and Where to See It

Adult Baird's Sandpiper
Photo: Dan Vickers, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Baird's Sandpiper reaches North Dakota first, around the second week of July, and Rhode Island last, around mid August.

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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: 0.1% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0% 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: 0.3% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 0.4% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 0.4% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 0.3% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 0.2% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 0.2% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 0.1% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 0.1% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.1% 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: 0.2% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 0.4% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.7% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 1.1% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 1.6% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 2.0% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 1.6% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 1.0% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 0.6% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 0.4% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 0.2% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 0.1% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 0.1% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.1% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.1% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.1% 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: 0.1% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 0% 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 %
KansasSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 8-14May 22-316.4%
OklahomaSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 15-21May 22-314.8%
NebraskaSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 15-21May 15-218.5%
South DakotaSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 15-21May 22-315.7%
North DakotaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 1-7Oct 1-76.6%
ColoradoPasses throughJul 15-21Sep 1-7Sep 22-305.5%
ArizonaSummer visitorJul 15-21Sep 1-7Oct 1-73.7%
WyomingPasses throughJul 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 22-304.3%
MinnesotaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 22-302.0%
TexasSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 8-14Sep 15-211.8%
MontanaPasses throughJul 22-31Aug 15-21Sep 15-215.9%
New MexicoPasses throughJul 22-31Sep 1-7Oct 1-74.0%
ArkansasSummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 15-21Sep 15-211.4%
IowaSummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 15-21Sep 22-302.2%
IdahoPasses throughAug 1-7Aug 15-21Sep 8-144.8%
NevadaPasses throughAug 1-7Sep 1-7Sep 15-212.6%
OregonPasses throughAug 1-7Aug 22-31Sep 8-143.2%
WashingtonPasses throughAug 1-7Aug 22-31Sep 15-213.2%
IllinoisPasses throughAug 1-7Aug 22-31Sep 8-142.1%
UtahPasses throughAug 1-7Aug 22-31Sep 15-211.8%
WisconsinPasses throughAug 1-7Aug 15-21Sep 8-141.9%
CaliforniaPasses throughAug 8-14Aug 22-31Sep 8-141.6%
IndianaPasses throughAug 8-14Aug 22-31Sep 15-211.8%
MichiganPasses throughAug 8-14Aug 22-31Sep 8-142.4%
New JerseyPasses throughAug 8-14Aug 22-31Sep 8-141.1%
OhioPasses throughAug 8-14Aug 22-31Sep 8-142.2%
VermontPasses throughAug 8-14Aug 22-31Sep 15-211.4%
ConnecticutPasses throughAug 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 1-71.5%
KentuckyPasses throughAug 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 8-141.1%
New YorkPasses throughAug 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 8-141.2%
Rhode IslandPasses throughAug 15-21Sep 1-7Sep 15-211.1%

Summer visitor in: Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota