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Eastern Bluebird · Sialia sialis

When Do Bluebirds Arrive in Kansas?

Adult male Eastern Bluebird
Photo: Dan Vickers, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Eastern Bluebird is in Kansas all year. It turns up on about 25% of checklists at its peak (mid October) and on 15% in its quietest week (mid January). They are the only regular bluebirds in Kansas.

When to look

PresentAll year
Peak weekOct 15-21mid October
Quietest weekJan 15-21mid January

Best: mid October. Here all year. Peak: on about 25% of Kansas checklists.

  1. Jancommon
  2. Febcommon
  3. Marpeak season
  4. Aprpeak season
  5. Maypeak season
  6. Junpeak season
  7. Julpeak season
  8. Augcommon
  9. Seppeak season
  10. Octpeak season
  11. Novpeak season
  12. Deccommon

Darker months: more checklists report it. Outlined: peak month.

Bluebirds in Kansas, species by species

SpeciesFirst arrivalsCommon byPeakMost gone byPeak %
Eastern Bluebirdall year–Oct 15-21–25%
0%10%20%30%Eastern BluebirdJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  • Eastern Bluebird
Share of complete checklists reporting each species, by week (4 per month). Gaps: fewer than 10 checklists that week.

Frequency is the share of complete checklists in Kansas that listed the bird, 2016–2025. It is not a head count, and it follows where and when people go birding. How to read it.

Where in Kansas

Best counties for Eastern Bluebird

Share of checklists at the peak
  1. Elk CountyBest mid July · 11 checklists that week, 411 in all57%
  2. Woodson CountyBest late November · 10 checklists that week, 713 in all56%
  3. Ottawa CountyBest mid November · 23 checklists that week, 523 in all54%
  4. Labette CountyBest early November · 10 checklists that week, 1,249 in all47%
  5. Miami CountyBest late May · 139 checklists that week, 5,634 in all47%
  6. Osborne CountyBest late September · 10 checklists that week, 255 in all45%

Common questions

When do bluebirds arrive in Kansas?
The Eastern Bluebird is in Kansas all year. It turns up on about 25% of checklists at its peak (mid October) and on 15% in its quietest week (mid January). They are the only regular bluebirds in Kansas.
When do bluebirds leave Kansas?
The Eastern Bluebird does not leave Kansas: it is reported all year, from 15% of checklists in mid January to 25% in mid October.
When is the best time to see bluebirds in Kansas?
The Eastern Bluebird is reported most often in mid October, on about 25% of Kansas checklists.