WhenToBird

2 bluebird species in Nevada

When Do Bluebirds Arrive in Nevada?

Adult male Western Bluebird
Photo: sprcrkwild, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

Western Bluebirds and Mountain Bluebirds are the bluebirds you are most likely to see in Nevada. The Western Bluebird is in Nevada all year. It turns up on about 7.0% of checklists at its peak (early March) and on 2.9% in its quietest week (early August).

When to look

PresentAll year
Peak weekMar 1-7early March
Quietest weekAug 1-7early August

Best: early March. Here all year. Peak: on about 7.0% of Nevada checklists.

  1. Janpeak season
  2. Febpeak season
  3. Marpeak season
  4. Aprcommon
  5. Maycommon
  6. Juncommon
  7. Julcommon
  8. Augcommon
  9. Sepcommon
  10. Octcommon
  11. Novpeak season
  12. Decpeak season

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

Bluebirds in Nevada, species by species

SpeciesFirst arrivalsCommon byPeakMost gone byPeak %
Western Bluebirdall year–Mar 1-7–7.0%
Mountain BluebirdMay 8-14May 22-31Jun 22-30Sep 1-74.0%
0%2%4%6%8%Western BluebirdMountain BluebirdJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  • Western Bluebird
  • Mountain 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 Nevada 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 Nevada

Best counties for Western Bluebird

Share of checklists at the peak
  1. Storey CountyBest the second week of April · 48 checklists that week, 1,593 in all34%
  2. Pershing CountyBest late December · 13 checklists that week, 1,407 in all19%
  3. Nye CountyBest the second week of January · 266 checklists that week, 17,872 in all17%
  4. Carson CityBest the second week of September · 104 checklists that week, 6,992 in all16%
  5. Churchill CountyBest late October · 33 checklists that week, 3,104 in all12%
  6. Mineral CountyBest the second week of March · 32 checklists that week, 1,635 in all9.3%

Common questions

When do bluebirds arrive in Nevada?
The Western Bluebird is in Nevada all year. It turns up on about 7.0% of checklists at its peak (early March) and on 2.9% in its quietest week (early August).
When do bluebirds leave Nevada?
The Western Bluebird does not leave Nevada: it is reported all year, from 2.9% of checklists in early August to 7.0% in early March.
When is the best time to see bluebirds in Nevada?
The Western Bluebird is reported most often in early March, on about 7.0% of Nevada checklists.
Which bluebirds are in Nevada?
Western Bluebird and Mountain Bluebird are reported regularly; the Western Bluebird is the most common.