Cardinals · bird group
Cardinals: arrival and departure dates by state
Cardinals reach North Dakota first, around early July, and New Mexico last, around the second week of November. Pick your state below for exact arrival, peak and departure dates.
Cardinals here are the bird, not a sports team.
| State | First arrivals | Most gone by | Peak % |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | Jul 1-7 | Jun 1-7 | 8.5% |
| New Mexico | Nov 8-14 | Aug 22-31 | 2.1% |
| Georgia | all year | – | 80% |
| District of Columbia | all year | – | 78% |
| Maryland | all year | – | 78% |
| Kentucky | all year | – | 78% |
| Missouri | all year | – | 77% |
| North Carolina | all year | – | 76% |
| South Carolina | all year | – | 76% |
| Virginia | all year | – | 77% |
| Tennessee | all year | – | 76% |
| Arkansas | all year | – | 74% |
| Alabama | all year | – | 73% |
| Ohio | all year | – | 73% |
| Indiana | all year | – | 72% |
| Louisiana | all year | – | 70% |
| Mississippi | all year | – | 69% |
| Pennsylvania | all year | – | 69% |
| Delaware | all year | – | 67% |
| West Virginia | all year | – | 67% |
| Iowa | all year | – | 66% |
| New Jersey | all year | – | 66% |
| Oklahoma | all year | – | 66% |
| Connecticut | all year | – | 65% |
| Florida | all year | – | 64% |
| Illinois | all year | – | 65% |
| Kansas | all year | – | 64% |
| Rhode Island | all year | – | 65% |
| Texas | all year | – | 64% |
| Massachusetts | all year | – | 63% |
| New York | all year | – | 62% |
| Michigan | all year | – | 59% |
| Wisconsin | all year | – | 55% |
| Nebraska | all year | – | 50% |
| New Hampshire | all year | – | 47% |
| Minnesota | all year | – | 47% |
| Vermont | all year | – | 46% |
| Maine | all year | – | 42% |
| Hawaii | all year | – | 36% |
| Arizona | all year | – | 24% |
| South Dakota | all year | – | 19% |
First arrivals = first week reports reach 10% of the usual in-season rate for the most reported species in the state. Most gone by = last week at half that rate. Definitions.