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Bombycilla cedrorum · Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing: When and Where to See It

Adult Cedar Waxwing
Photo: Sean Frey, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Cedar Waxwing reaches New York first, around the second week of April, and Alaska last, around the second week of June.

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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%15%20%Jan 1-7: 4.6% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 4.4% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 4.3% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 4.5% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 4.7% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 4.3% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 4.1% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 4.5% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 4.5% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 4.3% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 4.4% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 4.6% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 4.5% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 4.5% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 4.4% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 4.6% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 5.4% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 7.3% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 12% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 16% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 16% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 16% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 16% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 15% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 15% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 15% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 14% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 14% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 14% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 14% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 14% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 14% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 14% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 12% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 11% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 9.8% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 8.7% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 7.5% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 7.5% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 7.8% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 8.1% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 6.9% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 6.5% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 5.9% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 5.3% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 5.3% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 5.7% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 5.4% 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 %
New YorkSummer visitorApr 8-14Jun 22-30Sep 22-3031%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorApr 8-14Jun 8-14Nov 8-1431%
ConnecticutSummer visitorApr 15-21Jun 8-14Nov 15-2128%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorApr 15-21Jun 1-7Nov 8-1428%
KentuckySummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Dec 8-1419%
MinnesotaSummer visitorApr 22-30Aug 15-21Oct 22-3126%
IndianaSummer visitorApr 22-30Jun 1-7Nov 8-1423%
OregonSummer visitorApr 22-30Aug 1-7Oct 22-3123%
DelawareSummer visitorApr 22-30Jun 1-7Dec 1-721%
WyomingSummer visitorApr 22-30Aug 22-31Oct 1-713%
ColoradoSummer visitorApr 22-30Aug 22-31Jan 15-217.5%
West VirginiaSummer visitorMay 1-7Aug 15-21Nov 1-731%
District of ColumbiaAll year, most in springMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-730%
MassachusettsSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 8-14Sep 22-3030%
New JerseySummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 1-7Nov 22-3029%
OhioSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 1-7Nov 8-1428%
WashingtonSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 22-30Oct 1-728%
IllinoisSummer visitorMay 1-7Aug 15-21Nov 1-724%
North CarolinaAll year, most in springMay 1-7May 8-14May 22-3113%
MontanaSummer visitorMay 8-14Aug 15-21Oct 1-736%
New HampshireSummer visitorMay 8-14Aug 1-7Sep 15-2133%
MaineSummer visitorMay 8-14Aug 1-7Sep 22-3030%
MarylandAll year, most in springMay 8-14May 22-31Jun 8-1426%
VirginiaAll year, most in springMay 8-14May 15-21Jun 8-1419%
NebraskaAll year, most in summerMay 8-14Jun 1-7Aug 1-712%
North DakotaAll year, most in summerMay 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 22-3026%
South DakotaAll year, most in summerMay 15-21Jul 15-21Nov 8-1413%
IowaAll year, most in summerMay 22-31Sep 8-14Nov 1-722%
IdahoAll year, most in fallMay 22-31Jul 22-31Dec 1-720%
VermontAll year, most in summerJun 1-7Jul 22-31Sep 8-1436%
WisconsinAll year, most in summerJun 1-7Aug 8-14Sep 22-3035%
MichiganAll year, most in summerJun 1-7Jul 8-14Sep 15-2131%
AlaskaSummer visitorJun 8-14Jul 8-14Sep 15-211.5%
CaliforniaSummer visitorJul 22-31May 1-7May 22-3110%
New MexicoSummer visitorJul 22-31May 8-14Jun 1-74.6%
KansasSummer visitorAug 15-21May 15-21Jun 8-1415%
NevadaSummer visitorAug 15-21May 15-21Jun 8-149.3%
ArkansasSummer visitorSep 22-30May 1-7May 15-2112%
OklahomaSummer visitorOct 1-7May 8-14May 22-3118%
GeorgiaSummer visitorOct 15-21May 1-7May 15-2114%
TennesseeAll year, most in winterNov 1-7Nov 15-21Dec 22-3117%
FloridaSummer visitorDec 1-7Apr 1-7May 1-78.8%
South CarolinaWinter visitorOct 8-14Mar 8-14May 8-1411%
AlabamaWinter visitorOct 15-21Mar 15-21May 15-2117%
MississippiWinter visitorNov 1-7Mar 15-21May 15-2114%
LouisianaWinter visitorNov 8-14Mar 8-14May 8-1417%
TexasWinter visitorNov 8-14Mar 8-14May 8-1416%
MissouriWinter visitorAug 15-21Nov 8-14Jan 1-715%
ArizonaWinter visitorSep 8-14Nov 1-7May 22-312.6%
UtahYear-round–Jun 1-7–7.4%

Winter visitor in: South Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Arizona, Alabama, Mississippi

Passes through: Tennessee

Summer visitor in: Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, Iowa, California, New Mexico, Kansas, Nevada, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida