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Himantopus mexicanus · Recurvirostridae

Black-necked Stilt: When and Where to See It

Adult Black-necked Stilt
Photo: Xochitl Zambrano, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Black-necked Stilt reaches Louisiana first, around late February, and Wyoming last, around the second week of April.

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%1%2%3%Jan 1-7: 1.1% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 1.2% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 1.2% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 1.2% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 1.1% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 1.0% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.8% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 1.1% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 1.1% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 1.2% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 1.4% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 1.7% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 2.0% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 2.3% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 2.6% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 2.4% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 1.9% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 1.7% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 1.5% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 1.5% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 1.5% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 1.3% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 1.3% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 1.4% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 1.4% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 1.6% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 1.8% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 1.9% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 2.0% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 2.1% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 2.1% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 1.9% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 1.7% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 1.5% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 1.3% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 1.1% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 1.0% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 1.0% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 1.0% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 1.0% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 1.2% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 1.3% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 1.2% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 1.2% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 1.2% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 1.1% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 1.0% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 1.1% 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 %
LouisianaSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 15-21Nov 15-218.1%
FloridaSummer visitorMar 1-7May 22-31Aug 15-215.8%
NevadaSummer visitorMar 8-14Aug 15-21Sep 15-2113%
New MexicoSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 15-21Sep 15-214.2%
TexasAll year, most in springMar 22-31Apr 15-21May 1-711%
UtahSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 15-21Sep 8-149.1%
IdahoSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 22-30Sep 8-147.5%
GeorgiaSummer visitorMar 22-31Jun 8-14Aug 22-311.1%
IndianaSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 15-21Aug 15-211.8%
OregonSummer visitorMar 22-31May 15-21Sep 15-212.4%
South CarolinaSummer visitorMar 22-31May 22-31Sep 1-72.4%
ColoradoSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 22-30Jun 22-302.7%
MississippiSummer visitorApr 1-7Aug 15-21Oct 15-213.3%
KansasSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 22-30Sep 8-142.3%
OklahomaSummer visitorApr 1-7May 1-7Sep 1-71.1%
WashingtonSummer visitorApr 1-7May 8-14Sep 1-71.6%
DelawareSummer visitorApr 8-14May 22-31Aug 8-149.1%
MontanaSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30Sep 1-73.6%
OhioSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Aug 22-312.5%
WyomingSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30Sep 1-71.9%
IllinoisSummer visitorApr 15-21Aug 8-14Sep 1-71.7%
MissouriSummer visitorJul 1-7Aug 8-14Sep 1-71.1%
ArkansasPasses throughJul 8-14Aug 15-21Sep 8-144.3%
HawaiiYear-round–Nov 8-14–20%
CaliforniaYear-round–Aug 15-21–8.1%
ArizonaYear-round–Sep 1-7–6.7%

Passes through: Arkansas

Summer visitor in: Nevada, Mississippi, Illinois, Missouri