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Pluvialis squatarola · Charadriidae

Black-bellied Plover: When and Where to See It

Adult Black-bellied Plover
Photo: Евгений Маринкин, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Black-bellied Plover reaches California first, around early July, and Vermont 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%1%2%3%Jan 1-7: 1.2% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 1.3% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 1.3% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 1.2% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 1.1% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 0.9% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.8% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 1.0% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 0.8% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 0.8% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0.8% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 0.8% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.9% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 1.0% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 1.2% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 1.2% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 1.1% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 1.1% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 1.4% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 1.2% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 0.6% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.4% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 0.3% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 0.3% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 0.3% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 0.5% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 0.7% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 1.1% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 1.6% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 2.2% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 2.4% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 2.2% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 2.0% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 1.9% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 2.0% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 2.2% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 2.1% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 2.0% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 2.1% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 2.1% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 2.0% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 2.0% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 1.7% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 1.6% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 1.5% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 1.4% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 1.1% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 1.3% 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 %
LouisianaSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 22-30May 22-315.5%
North CarolinaSummer visitorMar 1-7Aug 15-21Feb 1-73.7%
DelawareSummer visitorMar 15-21May 15-21Nov 22-3013%
AlaskaPasses throughApr 8-14May 1-7May 15-215.4%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorApr 15-21Aug 15-21Nov 8-1413%
OhioSummer visitorMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-71.2%
MassachusettsSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 15-21Nov 15-218.0%
ConnecticutSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Nov 8-146.8%
MaineSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Nov 15-216.9%
WashingtonSummer visitorJul 15-21Sep 22-30May 15-212.8%
OregonSummer visitorJul 15-21Sep 22-30Dec 22-311.5%
MississippiSummer visitorJul 22-31Sep 8-14May 22-315.8%
New YorkSummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 15-21Dec 1-72.7%
North DakotaSummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 8-14Nov 1-71.4%
VirginiaSummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 22-31Jan 22-311.8%
TexasSummer visitorAug 1-7Apr 15-21May 15-214.2%
GeorgiaSummer visitorAug 1-7May 1-7May 22-311.6%
IllinoisSummer visitorAug 1-7Sep 15-21Oct 15-211.4%
FloridaAll year, most in fallAug 8-14Aug 22-31Sep 22-306.1%
MichiganSummer visitorAug 8-14Sep 15-21Nov 1-71.3%
MinnesotaSummer visitorAug 8-14Sep 15-21Nov 1-71.0%
WisconsinSummer visitorAug 8-14Sep 15-21Nov 1-71.0%
VermontSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 22-30Nov 1-73.0%
CaliforniaWinter visitorJul 1-7Nov 1-7Apr 1-75.7%
South CarolinaWinter visitorJul 15-21Nov 1-7May 22-315.5%
New JerseyWinter visitorJul 22-31Oct 8-14Jan 22-314.2%
MarylandWinter visitorJul 22-31Nov 1-7Dec 1-71.1%
AlabamaWinter visitorAug 1-7Oct 8-14May 22-313.2%
KansasWinter visitorAug 1-7Nov 1-7Nov 15-211.0%
New HampshireWinter visitorAug 1-7Oct 22-31Nov 22-301.5%

Passes through: Alaska

Summer visitor in: Louisiana, Delaware, Ohio, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Rhode Island