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Setophaga striata · Parulidae

Blackpoll Warbler: When and Where to See It

Adult Blackpoll Warbler
Photo: John Rosford, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Blackpoll Warbler reaches Florida first, around the second week of April, and Alaska last, around mid May.

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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%Jan 1-7: 0.1% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.1% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.1% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 0.1% 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% 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: 0.1% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 0.1% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 0.6% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 1.2% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 2.4% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 5.0% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 8.4% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 3.9% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 0.5% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.2% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 0.2% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 0.2% 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: 0.4% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 1.3% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 2.5% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 3.0% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 3.3% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 3.0% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 2.0% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 1.2% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.5% 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: 0.1% 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 %
FloridaPasses throughApr 8-14May 1-7May 15-219.2%
AlabamaPasses throughApr 8-14May 1-7May 8-144.7%
LouisianaPasses throughApr 8-14Apr 22-30May 1-72.8%
TexasPasses throughApr 8-14Apr 22-30May 1-72.3%
KentuckyPasses throughApr 15-21May 8-14May 15-218.4%
TennesseePasses throughApr 15-21May 1-7May 15-218.1%
GeorgiaPasses throughApr 15-21May 1-7May 8-147.2%
MissouriPasses throughApr 15-21May 8-14May 15-216.5%
South CarolinaPasses throughApr 15-21May 8-14May 22-312.8%
MississippiPasses throughApr 15-21May 1-7May 8-141.2%
District of ColumbiaPasses throughApr 22-30May 15-21May 22-3126%
MarylandPasses throughApr 22-30May 15-21Jun 1-713%
New JerseySummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Jun 1-713%
DelawarePasses throughApr 22-30May 15-21Jun 1-711%
New YorkPasses throughApr 22-30May 22-31Jun 8-1411%
VirginiaPasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14Jun 1-712%
IndianaPasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14May 22-319.1%
OhioSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Jun 1-79.4%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Jun 1-78.3%
KansasPasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14May 15-215.6%
North CarolinaPasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14May 22-315.8%
OklahomaPasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14May 15-212.8%
ArkansasPasses throughApr 22-30May 1-7May 8-142.2%
North DakotaPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-712%
ConnecticutPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-78.6%
IowaPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21May 22-318.0%
MinnesotaPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-77.5%
NebraskaPasses throughMay 1-7May 8-14May 22-316.2%
South DakotaPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21May 22-317.2%
MaineSummer visitorMay 8-14May 22-31Jun 15-216.4%
AlaskaSummer visitorMay 15-21Jun 8-14Aug 22-314.4%
IllinoisSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 15-21Oct 1-711%
MichiganPasses throughAug 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 8-147.7%
WisconsinSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 1-78.1%
New HampshireSummer visitorAug 22-31Sep 22-30Oct 15-218.0%
VermontSummer visitorAug 22-31Sep 22-30Oct 8-144.5%
West VirginiaPasses throughSep 1-7Sep 22-30Oct 15-216.9%
MassachusettsWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 1-7Nov 1-711%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 1-7Oct 22-3112%

Winter visitor in: Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Passes through: Michigan, West Virginia

Summer visitor in: Illinois, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Vermont