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Spiza americana · Cardinalidae

Dickcissel: When and Where to See It

Adult Dickcissel
Photo: cwwood, CC BY-SA 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Dickcissel reaches Texas first, around the second week of April, and Colorado 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%1%2%3%Jan 1-7: 0.1% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.1% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.1% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 0.1% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 0.1% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 0.1% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.1% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 0.1% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 0.1% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 0.1% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0.1% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 0.1% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.1% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 0.1% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 0.3% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 0.9% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 1.4% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 1.4% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 1.5% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 1.8% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 2.3% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 2.6% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 2.7% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 2.8% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 2.8% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 2.4% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 2.1% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 1.7% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 1.4% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 1.0% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 0.7% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 0.6% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 0.6% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 0.5% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 0.5% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 0.6% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 0.5% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 0.4% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 0.3% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.2% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.1% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.1% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.1% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 0.1% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 0.1% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 0.1% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 0.1% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 0.1% 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 %
TexasSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 1-711%
OklahomaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Aug 1-718%
ArkansasSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Aug 8-1412%
MississippiSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Aug 8-145.3%
LouisianaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 15-214.3%
KansasSummer visitorApr 22-30Jun 8-14Aug 8-1437%
MissouriSummer visitorApr 22-30Jun 22-30Aug 8-1415%
KentuckySummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Aug 8-145.5%
TennesseeSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Aug 8-145.2%
AlabamaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 8-14Aug 8-143.7%
NebraskaSummer visitorMay 1-7Jul 8-14Aug 8-1435%
IllinoisSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 22-30Aug 1-714%
IndianaSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 22-30Aug 1-78.8%
South CarolinaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Aug 1-71.2%
IowaSummer visitorMay 8-14Jun 22-30Aug 1-736%
South DakotaPasses throughMay 15-21Jul 1-7Aug 1-717%
MinnesotaPasses throughMay 22-31Jun 22-30Jul 22-319.6%
WisconsinPasses throughMay 22-31Jun 22-30Jul 15-217.9%
OhioPasses throughMay 22-31Jun 22-30Jul 22-313.6%
DelawarePasses throughMay 22-31Jun 15-21Jul 22-311.7%
North DakotaPasses throughJun 1-7Jul 1-7Aug 1-76.7%
MichiganPasses throughJun 1-7Jun 22-30Jul 15-212.6%
ColoradoPasses throughJun 8-14Jun 22-30Jul 15-212.5%
New MexicoSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 15-21Oct 8-141.8%
ArizonaPasses throughAug 22-31Sep 8-14Oct 8-141.3%
ConnecticutPasses throughSep 1-7Sep 22-30Oct 22-311.2%
MassachusettsPasses throughSep 1-7Sep 22-30Oct 22-311.5%
MaineSummer visitorSep 1-7Sep 22-30Dec 15-211.3%
New HampshirePasses throughSep 8-14Sep 22-30Oct 22-311.0%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorAug 8-14Oct 1-7Nov 8-141.6%
New JerseyWinter visitorAug 22-31Oct 1-7Nov 8-141.3%

Winter visitor in: Rhode Island, New Jersey

Passes through: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Arizona

Summer visitor in: New Mexico, Maine