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Quiscalus quiscula · Icteridae

Common Grackle: When and Where to See It

Adult Common Grackle
Photo: Derek Spencer, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Common Grackle reaches District of Columbia first, around the second week of January, and Montana last, around the second week of April.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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%10%20%30%40%Jan 1-7: 3.0% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 3.2% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 3.4% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 3.8% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 4.4% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 5.3% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 6.9% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 10% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 13% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 17% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 18% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 20% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 22% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 23% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 24% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 26% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 30% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 31% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 31% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 28% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 26% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 25% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 25% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 23% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 21% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 19% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 16% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 14% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 13% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 11% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 11% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 10% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 9.0% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 8.0% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 7.4% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 7.2% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 7.8% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 8.3% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 8.8% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 8.4% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 7.3% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 5.6% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 4.6% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 3.9% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 3.4% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 3.2% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 3.2% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 3.2% 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 %
District of ColumbiaSummer visitorJan 8-14Jun 1-7Nov 1-756%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorFeb 1-7Jun 8-14Aug 8-1449%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorFeb 1-7May 22-31Aug 8-1439%
IndianaSummer visitorFeb 1-7Jun 1-7Aug 1-734%
MassachusettsSummer visitorFeb 8-14May 22-31Sep 1-756%
New YorkSummer visitorFeb 8-14May 8-14Sep 8-1449%
IllinoisSummer visitorFeb 8-14May 15-21Oct 15-2144%
OhioSummer visitorFeb 8-14May 15-21Aug 22-3144%
West VirginiaSummer visitorFeb 8-14May 15-21Aug 1-731%
MichiganSummer visitorFeb 15-21May 8-14Sep 1-745%
KansasSummer visitorFeb 15-21Jun 1-7Aug 1-742%
WisconsinSummer visitorFeb 22-28May 8-14Aug 15-2141%
IowaSummer visitorFeb 22-28Jun 8-14Jul 22-3136%
New HampshireSummer visitorFeb 22-28May 15-21Jul 15-2133%
VermontSummer visitorFeb 22-28May 8-14Jul 15-2133%
ArkansasAll year, most in springFeb 22-28May 8-14Jul 8-1422%
NebraskaSummer visitorMar 1-7Jun 1-7Aug 1-754%
South DakotaSummer visitorMar 1-7May 8-14Oct 1-753%
New JerseyAll year, most in springMar 1-7Jun 1-7Jul 22-3148%
ConnecticutAll year, most in springMar 1-7May 22-31Jul 22-3147%
KentuckyAll year, most in springMar 1-7May 8-14Jul 22-3144%
MarylandAll year, most in springMar 1-7May 22-31Jul 22-3140%
VirginiaAll year, most in springMar 1-7May 15-21Jul 15-2138%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMar 1-7May 15-21Oct 8-1436%
MaineSummer visitorMar 1-7May 8-14Jul 15-2128%
TennesseeAll year, most in springMar 1-7May 22-31Jul 8-1429%
AlabamaAll year, most in springMar 1-7Apr 22-30Jul 1-725%
North CarolinaAll year, most in springMar 1-7May 8-14Jul 1-726%
LouisianaAll year, most in springMar 1-7May 1-7Jul 1-725%
GeorgiaAll year, most in springMar 1-7May 8-14Jul 1-722%
MissouriAll year, most in springMar 8-14May 22-31Jul 8-1436%
South CarolinaAll year, most in springMar 8-14May 8-14Jul 1-724%
TexasAll year, most in springMar 8-14May 8-14Jul 8-148.8%
North DakotaSummer visitorMar 15-21May 22-31Oct 1-757%
DelawareAll year, most in springMar 15-21Jun 8-14Jul 15-2147%
ColoradoSummer visitorMar 15-21May 8-14Jul 15-2136%
OklahomaAll year, most in springMar 15-21Jun 1-7Jul 15-2124%
WyomingSummer visitorMar 22-31May 8-14Sep 22-3031%
MississippiAll year, most in springMar 22-31May 22-31Jul 1-721%
New MexicoSummer visitorApr 1-7May 8-14Nov 1-72.7%
MontanaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 22-31Oct 1-719%
FloridaYear-round–Apr 22-30–31%