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Sayornis phoebe · Tyrannidae

Eastern Phoebe: When and Where to See It

Adult Eastern Phoebe
Photo: Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Eastern Phoebe reaches Oklahoma first, around early September, and Mississippi 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%20%Jan 1-7: 6.0% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 6.0% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 6.1% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 6.0% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 5.9% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 5.2% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 4.8% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 5.9% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 6.2% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 6.8% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 8.3% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 12% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 14% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 15% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 13% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 13% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 13% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 13% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 12% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 11% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 10% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 9.7% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 9.7% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 9.4% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 9.3% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 8.1% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 7.3% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 7.0% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 6.8% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 6.8% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 7.2% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 8.0% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 9.0% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 10% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 12% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 15% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 16% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 15% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 14% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 11% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 9.1% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 8.2% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 8.2% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 7.9% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 7.4% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 7.2% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 7.2% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 7.1% 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 %
KentuckySummer visitorFeb 15-21Sep 22-30Oct 22-3121%
West VirginiaSummer visitorFeb 22-28Sep 22-30Oct 15-2132%
MissouriSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 1-7Oct 15-2129%
New JerseySummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 1-7Nov 1-725%
IllinoisSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 8-14Oct 22-3121%
KansasSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 1-7Oct 8-1422%
OhioSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 8-14Oct 15-2121%
IndianaSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 8-14Oct 15-2119%
ConnecticutSummer visitorMar 8-14Sep 22-30Oct 22-3136%
MassachusettsSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 8-14Oct 15-2130%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 1-7Oct 22-3126%
IowaSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 8-14Oct 15-2118%
NebraskaSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 8-14Oct 8-149.7%
New HampshireSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 15-21Oct 8-1440%
MichiganSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 8-14Oct 8-1416%
WisconsinSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 8-14Oct 8-1416%
ColoradoSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 8-14Jul 8-141.5%
MaineSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 15-21Oct 8-1439%
VermontSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 15-21Oct 1-737%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 15-21Oct 8-1413%
North DakotaSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 22-30Sep 22-307.4%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 1-7May 8-14Oct 8-144.1%
OklahomaAll year, most in fallSep 1-7Sep 22-30Oct 15-2126%
North CarolinaAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 8-14Nov 22-3037%
TennesseeAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 8-14Nov 1-733%
VirginiaAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 8-14Oct 22-3126%
ArkansasAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 1-7Nov 1-723%
FloridaWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7Mar 1-737%
South CarolinaAll year, most in winterOct 1-7Oct 22-31Jan 22-3137%
TexasAll year, most in winterOct 1-7Nov 8-14Feb 8-1434%
MississippiAll year, most in winterOct 8-14Nov 1-7Jan 22-3134%
MarylandWinter visitorFeb 15-21Oct 8-14Nov 1-730%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorFeb 22-28Oct 8-14Nov 1-735%
DelawareWinter visitorMar 1-7Oct 8-14Nov 1-723%
New YorkWinter visitorMar 8-14Oct 1-7Oct 22-3126%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorMar 8-14Oct 1-7Oct 22-3127%
GeorgiaAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 22-31Jan 1-749%
AlabamaAll year, most in fallSep 22-30Oct 22-31Jan 22-3141%
LouisianaWinter visitorSep 22-30Nov 8-14Mar 1-742%

Winter visitor in: Maryland, District of Columbia, Delaware, New York, Rhode Island

Summer visitor in: Missouri, New Jersey, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, Indiana, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado, Maine, Vermont, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kentucky, West Virginia, Connecticut