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Junco hyemalis · Passerellidae

Dark-eyed Junco: When and Where to See It

Adult male Dark-eyed Junco
Photo: Jimmy Dee, CC BY-SA 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Dark-eyed Junco reaches Wisconsin first, around mid September, and North Carolina last, around the second week of November.

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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: 29% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 29% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 29% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 28% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 28% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 31% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 33% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 27% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 28% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 28% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 28% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 28% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 26% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 21% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 15% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 9.6% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 6.3% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 5.5% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 5.7% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 6.7% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 7.3% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 7.8% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 8.5% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 8.6% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 8.4% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 8.1% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 7.4% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 6.4% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 5.5% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 5.1% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 4.9% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 4.8% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 4.9% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 5.3% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 6.2% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 8.2% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 12% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 16% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 21% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 27% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 30% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 31% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 32% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 31% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 32% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 32% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 33% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 30% 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 %
WyomingAll year, most in springFeb 8-14Apr 8-14Apr 15-2126%
MontanaAll year, most in springFeb 22-28Mar 22-31Apr 15-2125%
AlaskaAll year, most in summerApr 22-30May 8-14Jul 15-2133%
NebraskaWinter visitorOct 1-7Jan 1-7Apr 1-753%
IowaWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7Apr 8-1451%
PennsylvaniaWinter visitorOct 1-7Dec 8-14Apr 8-1450%
IndianaWinter visitorOct 1-7Dec 1-7Apr 8-1446%
New JerseyWinter visitorOct 1-7Dec 8-14Apr 8-1444%
OhioWinter visitorOct 1-7Dec 8-14Apr 8-1436%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorOct 1-7Mar 22-31Apr 8-1434%
MissouriWinter visitorOct 8-14Feb 8-14Apr 1-760%
KansasWinter visitorOct 8-14Dec 1-7Apr 1-758%
New MexicoAll year, most in winterOct 8-14Dec 22-31Mar 22-3150%
OregonAll year, most in winterOct 8-14Dec 8-14Apr 8-1451%
IdahoAll year, most in winterOct 8-14Dec 8-14Mar 22-3148%
OklahomaWinter visitorOct 8-14Feb 8-14Mar 22-3148%
MarylandWinter visitorOct 8-14Dec 8-14Apr 8-1445%
New HampshireAll year, most in winterOct 8-14Feb 8-14Apr 15-2144%
UtahAll year, most in winterOct 8-14Dec 8-14Mar 22-3141%
VermontAll year, most in winterOct 8-14Feb 8-14Apr 22-3040%
ColoradoAll year, most in winterOct 8-14Dec 8-14Apr 1-738%
South DakotaAll year, most in winterOct 8-14Oct 22-31Apr 8-1438%
VirginiaWinter visitorOct 8-14Dec 8-14Apr 1-738%
DelawareWinter visitorOct 8-14Dec 8-14Apr 8-1437%
KentuckyWinter visitorOct 8-14Jan 8-14Apr 1-735%
MaineAll year, most in winterOct 8-14Nov 1-7Apr 15-2127%
ArizonaAll year, most in winterOct 8-14Nov 1-7Mar 15-2115%
ArkansasWinter visitorOct 15-21Feb 15-21Mar 22-3149%
New YorkAll year, most in winterOct 15-21Nov 8-14Apr 15-2139%
NevadaAll year, most in winterOct 15-21Dec 8-14Mar 15-2126%
TennesseeWinter visitorOct 15-21Jan 8-14Mar 22-3125%
TexasWinter visitorOct 15-21Feb 8-14Mar 15-2110%
MississippiWinter visitorOct 22-31Feb 8-14Mar 15-2118%
AlabamaWinter visitorOct 22-31Feb 15-21Mar 22-3116%
GeorgiaWinter visitorOct 22-31Feb 8-14Mar 22-3112%
South CarolinaWinter visitorOct 22-31Feb 8-14Mar 22-3111%
LouisianaWinter visitorOct 22-31Feb 8-14Mar 8-147.9%
West VirginiaAll year, most in winterNov 1-7Jan 15-21Apr 1-736%
North CarolinaAll year, most in winterNov 8-14Feb 15-21Mar 22-3131%
WisconsinWinter visitorSep 15-21Nov 1-7Apr 15-2149%
MinnesotaWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 22-31Apr 22-3047%
North DakotaWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21Apr 22-3045%
IllinoisWinter visitorSep 22-30Nov 8-14Apr 8-1452%
ConnecticutWinter visitorSep 22-30Dec 8-14Apr 8-1446%
MichiganWinter visitorSep 22-30Feb 8-14Apr 15-2143%
MassachusettsWinter visitorSep 22-30Dec 8-14Apr 15-2140%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorSep 22-30Nov 22-30Apr 8-1430%
WashingtonYear-round–Mar 8-14–53%
CaliforniaYear-round–Mar 8-14–28%

Winter visitor in: District of Columbia

Passes through: Wyoming, Montana

Summer visitor in: Alaska