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Haliaeetus leucocephalus · Accipitridae

Bald Eagle: When and Where to See It

Adult Bald Eagle
Photo: Marcel_Pepin, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Bald Eagle reaches Indiana first, around late September, and Idaho last, around mid 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%5%10%15%Jan 1-7: 10% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 10% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 10% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 10% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 10% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 9.1% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 8.5% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 10% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 10% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 10% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 10% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 9.7% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 9.1% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 8.9% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 8.5% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 8.0% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 7.8% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 7.7% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 6.9% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 6.0% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 5.0% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 4.7% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 4.7% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 4.5% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 4.8% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 4.9% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 5.1% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 5.2% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 5.6% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 5.7% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 5.9% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 6.1% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 6.3% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 6.3% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 6.8% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 7.1% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 7.3% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 8.1% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 8.5% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 8.9% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 9.1% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 9.6% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 9.5% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 9.9% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 9.5% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 9.8% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 10% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 9.9% 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 %
VermontAll year, most in springFeb 15-21Mar 15-21Apr 22-308.0%
MinnesotaAll year, most in springFeb 22-28Mar 15-21Apr 22-3026%
New HampshireAll year, most in springFeb 22-28Mar 15-21May 1-78.2%
OhioAll year, most in springApr 22-30May 8-14May 15-2121%
North DakotaAll year, most in fallOct 15-21Nov 15-21Dec 15-2117%
ArkansasAll year, most in winterOct 1-7Nov 15-21Feb 8-1410%
CaliforniaWinter visitorOct 8-14Jan 15-21Aug 8-142.8%
KentuckyAll year, most in winterOct 15-21Nov 22-30Apr 15-218.0%
TennesseeAll year, most in winterOct 15-21Nov 15-21Apr 8-1410%
OregonAll year, most in winterOct 22-31Jan 22-31May 15-2118%
ColoradoAll year, most in winterOct 22-31Jan 1-7Apr 22-3013%
NevadaWinter visitorOct 22-31Jan 22-31Aug 22-314.4%
MontanaAll year, most in winterNov 1-7Jan 22-31Apr 15-2123%
South DakotaAll year, most in winterNov 1-7Mar 8-14Apr 1-721%
MissouriAll year, most in winterNov 1-7Jan 22-31Apr 8-1415%
District of ColumbiaAll year, most in winterNov 1-7Dec 15-21Apr 15-2113%
IllinoisAll year, most in winterNov 1-7Jan 22-31Mar 22-3113%
New MexicoWinter visitorNov 1-7Jan 15-21Mar 1-75.1%
IowaAll year, most in winterNov 8-14Dec 15-21Mar 22-3135%
NebraskaAll year, most in winterNov 8-14Dec 22-31Apr 8-1418%
KansasAll year, most in winterNov 8-14Jan 22-31Mar 1-717%
IdahoAll year, most in winterNov 15-21Dec 22-31Mar 22-3114%
MississippiWinter visitorJul 1-7Dec 8-14May 1-711%
FloridaWinter visitorJul 15-21Nov 22-30May 1-713%
UtahWinter visitorJul 15-21Jan 22-31Mar 15-2113%
MassachusettsWinter visitorJul 15-21Mar 1-7May 8-146.1%
ConnecticutWinter visitorJul 22-31Nov 1-7May 1-76.6%
North CarolinaWinter visitorAug 1-7Nov 22-30May 1-78.2%
South CarolinaWinter visitorAug 8-14Nov 22-30Apr 22-3011%
OklahomaWinter visitorAug 8-14Nov 15-21Apr 22-308.1%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorAug 8-14Dec 15-21May 8-143.9%
GeorgiaWinter visitorAug 15-21Dec 8-14Apr 22-305.2%
ArizonaWinter visitorAug 15-21Feb 1-7Jul 8-142.4%
AlabamaWinter visitorAug 22-31Nov 22-30Apr 15-218.6%
LouisianaWinter visitorAug 22-31Nov 15-21Apr 8-149.9%
New JerseyAll year, most in fallSep 8-14Oct 8-14Feb 1-718%
West VirginiaAll year, most in winterSep 8-14Dec 8-14Feb 22-289.4%
IndianaAll year, most in winterSep 22-30Mar 8-14Apr 22-3012%
TexasWinter visitorSep 22-30Dec 8-14Apr 15-212.5%
AlaskaYear-round–Apr 8-14–40%
WashingtonYear-round–Jan 15-21–29%
DelawareYear-round–Nov 15-21–27%
MarylandYear-round–Nov 15-21–20%
VirginiaYear-round–Dec 15-21–16%
WisconsinYear-round–Mar 8-14–16%
MaineYear-round–Sep 8-14–12%
PennsylvaniaYear-round–Mar 1-7–11%
WyomingYear-round–Dec 15-21–12%
MichiganYear-round–Jan 1-7–11%
New YorkYear-round–Mar 1-7–11%

Winter visitor in: Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, Connecticut, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, New Jersey, West Virginia, Texas, Utah, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Arizona

Passes through: North Dakota, Vermont, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio