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Pipilo erythrophthalmus · Passerellidae

Eastern Towhee: When and Where to See It

Adult male Eastern Towhee
Photo: Jonathan Layman, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Eastern Towhee reaches Missouri first, around late February, and Louisiana last, around mid May.

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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: 3.5% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 3.6% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 3.7% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 3.8% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 4.2% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 4.4% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 4.5% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 4.7% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 4.8% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 5.1% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 5.6% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 6.9% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 8.4% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 10% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 12% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 15% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 15% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 13% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 12% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 11% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 11% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 10% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 10% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 10% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 10% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 10% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 9.5% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 9.0% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 8.1% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 7.0% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 6.2% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 5.9% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 6.0% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 6.2% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 6.5% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 6.7% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 7.9% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 8.2% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 7.7% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 6.0% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 4.7% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 3.9% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 3.8% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 3.6% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 3.6% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 3.6% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 4.1% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 3.8% 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 %
IllinoisSummer visitorJan 15-21Apr 22-30Oct 22-3118%
MissouriSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 15-21Oct 22-3115%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorMar 1-7May 1-7Oct 15-2132%
ConnecticutSummer visitorMar 1-7May 1-7Oct 22-3117%
KentuckyAll year, most in springMar 8-14Apr 8-14Aug 8-1430%
MichiganSummer visitorMar 15-21May 1-7Oct 15-2113%
KansasSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 22-30Aug 22-312.9%
West VirginiaAll year, most in summerMar 22-31Apr 22-30Aug 15-2150%
VirginiaAll year, most in springMar 22-31Apr 15-21Jul 15-2131%
IndianaAll year, most in summerMar 22-31Apr 22-30Aug 1-725%
OhioAll year, most in summerMar 22-31Apr 15-21Aug 1-726%
New YorkSummer visitorMar 22-31May 1-7Oct 22-3119%
IowaSummer visitorMar 22-31May 8-14Oct 8-1414%
District of ColumbiaAll year, most in springApr 1-7Apr 15-21May 8-1436%
DelawareAll year, most in springApr 1-7Apr 15-21Jun 1-730%
MarylandAll year, most in springApr 1-7Apr 22-30Jul 1-727%
MassachusettsSummer visitorApr 1-7May 8-14Oct 8-1422%
WisconsinSummer visitorApr 1-7May 8-14Oct 8-1414%
NebraskaSummer visitorApr 1-7May 8-14Oct 8-147.9%
New JerseyAll year, most in springApr 8-14Apr 22-30Jul 8-1425%
New HampshireSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 1-711%
VermontSummer visitorApr 8-14May 15-21Sep 22-307.8%
Rhode IslandAll year, most in springApr 15-21May 1-7Jul 1-735%
MaineSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 1-75.6%
MinnesotaSummer visitorApr 15-21Jun 8-14Aug 15-215.3%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Sep 1-73.4%
LouisianaAll year, most in summerMay 15-21Jun 8-14Aug 8-148.0%
ArkansasSummer visitorOct 8-14Apr 1-7Jul 1-76.8%
OklahomaWinter visitorOct 15-21Mar 22-31May 1-71.3%
South CarolinaAll year, most in springJan 15-21Apr 1-7Jun 1-724%
GeorgiaYear-round–Apr 15-21–45%
North CarolinaYear-round–Apr 8-14–43%
TennesseeYear-round–Apr 15-21–40%
AlabamaYear-round–Jun 1-7–31%
MississippiYear-round–Apr 8-14–26%
FloridaYear-round–Jun 8-14–7.4%

Winter visitor in: Oklahoma, South Carolina

Summer visitor in: Illinois, Arkansas