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Buteo platypterus · Accipitridae

Broad-winged Hawk: When and Where to See It

Adult Broad-winged Hawk
Photo: Donald Davesne, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Broad-winged Hawk reaches Louisiana first, around mid March, and Michigan last, around mid April.

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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: 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: 0.1% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 0.1% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0.1% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 0.2% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.5% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 1.2% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 2.1% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 2.4% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 2.1% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 1.7% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 1.5% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 1.3% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 1.1% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 1.1% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 1.2% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 1.1% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 1.2% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 1.1% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 1.1% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 1.0% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 1.0% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 1.0% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 1.1% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 1.2% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 1.3% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 1.6% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 2.4% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 1.8% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 0.9% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 0.5% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 0.4% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.2% 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 %
LouisianaSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 8-14Oct 22-313.4%
MississippiSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 8-14Aug 1-73.4%
TexasSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 8-14May 22-313.6%
AlabamaSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 15-21Oct 15-214.9%
ArkansasSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 15-21Oct 1-74.2%
TennesseeSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 15-21Oct 1-75.7%
West VirginiaSummer visitorApr 1-7Sep 15-21Oct 1-75.2%
GeorgiaSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 15-21Sep 15-212.5%
KentuckySummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 15-21Oct 1-73.6%
MarylandSummer visitorApr 1-7Sep 15-21Oct 8-143.7%
MissouriSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 15-21Oct 1-73.7%
North CarolinaSummer visitorApr 1-7Sep 15-21Oct 1-72.6%
OklahomaSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 15-21Oct 1-72.2%
South CarolinaSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 15-21Oct 8-141.3%
New HampshireSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7Sep 15-219.8%
MaineSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7Sep 15-217.3%
VermontSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7Sep 15-216.1%
ConnecticutSummer visitorApr 8-14Sep 15-21Oct 1-73.6%
MassachusettsSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30Sep 22-302.9%
New YorkSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30Sep 22-303.5%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorApr 8-14Sep 15-21Oct 1-74.9%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30Sep 1-74.5%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7Jun 1-72.8%
VirginiaSummer visitorApr 8-14Sep 15-21Oct 8-143.5%
IllinoisSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30Jun 1-72.0%
IndianaSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30Oct 1-71.8%
KansasSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30Oct 8-142.0%
NebraskaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7Jun 1-71.9%
OhioSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30Oct 1-72.4%
WyomingPasses throughApr 8-14Apr 22-30Jun 1-71.1%
MinnesotaSummer visitorApr 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 1-76.0%
North DakotaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 1-7Jun 1-74.5%
WisconsinSummer visitorApr 15-21May 1-7Sep 22-303.2%
MichiganSummer visitorApr 15-21May 1-7Oct 1-72.3%
New JerseySummer visitorAug 1-7Sep 22-30Nov 1-75.6%
IowaPasses throughAug 8-14Sep 15-21Oct 8-146.1%
DelawarePasses throughAug 15-21Sep 22-30Oct 15-213.4%
District of ColumbiaPasses throughSep 1-7Sep 22-30Oct 8-142.6%
FloridaWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 15-21May 8-141.2%

Winter visitor in: Florida

Passes through: Iowa, Delaware, District of Columbia

Summer visitor in: West Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Minnesota, New Jersey