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Corvus corax · Corvidae

Common Raven: When and Where to See It

Adult Common Raven
Photo: Mila C., CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Common Raven reaches Maryland first, around mid July, and Alaska last, around the second week of October.

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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%Jan 1-7: 8.5% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 8.7% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 8.7% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 9.0% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 8.6% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 8.3% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 7.7% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 8.9% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 8.9% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 9.1% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 9.6% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 9.3% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 9.1% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 8.9% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 9.0% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 8.8% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 8.3% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 8.3% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 8.9% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 9.9% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 9.6% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 9.4% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 9.4% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 8.9% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 8.5% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 8.2% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 8.2% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 8.0% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 8.1% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 8.5% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 8.6% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 8.9% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 9.4% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 10% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 11% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 11% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 11% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 11% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 11% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 11% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 10% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 10% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 9.9% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 10% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 9.4% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 9.6% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 10% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 9.6% 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 %
North CarolinaSummer visitorFeb 22-28Sep 15-21Feb 8-144.1%
TennesseeSummer visitorMar 1-7Sep 22-30Jan 8-141.2%
OklahomaSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 8-14Jan 22-311.5%
MinnesotaAll year, most in winterDec 15-21Feb 1-7Feb 22-289.2%
AlaskaAll year, most in winterOct 8-14Dec 8-14Apr 8-1457%
MarylandWinter visitorJul 15-21Oct 22-31May 15-215.7%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorAug 1-7Mar 1-7Jun 8-143.4%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorAug 8-14Oct 8-14Jun 1-75.8%
North DakotaWinter visitorAug 15-21Feb 22-28Jun 22-303.2%
DelawareWinter visitorAug 15-21Nov 8-14Dec 22-312.3%
ConnecticutAll year, most in fallSep 1-7Oct 8-14Nov 22-3010%
New JerseyAll year, most in fallSep 1-7Nov 8-14Dec 15-216.5%
MontanaYear-round–Dec 15-21–39%
ArizonaYear-round–Nov 1-7–34%
CaliforniaYear-round–Apr 8-14–35%
New MexicoYear-round–Oct 8-14–35%
NevadaYear-round–Nov 1-7–34%
UtahYear-round–Oct 15-21–29%
WyomingYear-round–Sep 15-21–28%
IdahoYear-round–Mar 15-21–26%
VermontYear-round–Oct 1-7–24%
West VirginiaYear-round–Sep 22-30–23%
WashingtonYear-round–Sep 22-30–20%
OregonYear-round–May 22-31–19%
New HampshireYear-round–Oct 1-7–18%
ColoradoYear-round–Jun 1-7–17%
MaineYear-round–Sep 22-30–13%
New YorkYear-round–Oct 1-7–9.6%
PennsylvaniaYear-round–Oct 22-31–8.2%
VirginiaYear-round–Oct 8-14–7.6%
MassachusettsYear-round–Oct 1-7–6.9%
MichiganYear-round–Jun 1-7–6.0%
WisconsinYear-round–Sep 22-30–5.7%
TexasYear-round–Oct 15-21–3.0%

Winter visitor in: District of Columbia, North Dakota

Passes through: Minnesota

Summer visitor in: North Carolina, Tennessee