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Spizella pusilla · Passerellidae

Field Sparrow: When and Where to See It

Adult Field Sparrow
Photo: walkingfern, CC0 1.0 via iNaturalist

The Field Sparrow reaches Indiana first, around late February, and North Dakota last, around late April.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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%2%4%6%8%Jan 1-7: 1.5% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 1.5% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 1.4% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 1.4% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 1.4% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 1.3% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 1.3% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 1.5% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 1.8% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 2.2% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 2.7% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 3.7% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 4.9% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 6.4% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 6.8% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 7.2% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 7.3% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 6.7% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 6.8% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 6.7% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 6.7% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 6.6% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 6.5% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 6.3% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 6.4% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 5.9% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 5.5% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 5.1% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 4.6% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 3.8% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 3.2% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 2.6% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 2.1% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 1.9% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 1.8% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 1.9% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 2.5% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 3.3% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 3.9% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 3.7% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 2.8% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 2.2% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 2.0% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 1.9% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 1.8% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 1.8% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 2.0% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 1.8% 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 %
IndianaSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 15-21Oct 22-3121%
TennesseeAll year, most in springMar 1-7Apr 1-7Aug 8-1421%
OhioSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 15-21Oct 22-3119%
MissouriSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 8-14Nov 1-716%
KansasSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 15-21Nov 1-79.3%
North CarolinaAll year, most in springMar 1-7Mar 22-31Jul 22-319.8%
IllinoisSummer visitorMar 8-14Jun 15-21Aug 22-3117%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 15-21Nov 1-715%
KentuckyAll year, most in summerMar 15-21Apr 8-14Aug 8-1421%
VirginiaAll year, most in springMar 15-21Apr 8-14Aug 1-713%
New YorkSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 22-30Nov 1-79.9%
West VirginiaAll year, most in summerMar 22-31Apr 15-21Aug 8-1421%
DelawareAll year, most in summerMar 22-31Apr 8-14Aug 22-3116%
IowaSummer visitorMar 22-31Jun 15-21Aug 22-3115%
New JerseyAll year, most in summerMar 22-31Apr 22-30Aug 8-1416%
MichiganSummer visitorMar 22-31Jun 15-21Aug 8-1412%
NebraskaSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 22-30Oct 22-319.6%
MassachusettsSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 22-30Nov 8-145.4%
WisconsinSummer visitorApr 1-7Jun 8-14Aug 8-1412%
MinnesotaSummer visitorApr 1-7Jun 8-14Aug 15-218.7%
New HampshireSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 22-30Oct 22-314.1%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 8-148.0%
VermontSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 8-146.2%
MaineSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7Aug 1-72.2%
North DakotaSummer visitorApr 22-30Jun 22-30Aug 1-711%
AlabamaSummer visitorOct 8-14May 8-14Aug 15-215.3%
ArkansasSummer visitorOct 8-14Apr 1-7Aug 8-146.9%
MarylandAll year, most in fallOct 15-21Oct 22-31Nov 8-1413%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7May 1-712%
OklahomaWinter visitorOct 8-14Mar 22-31Aug 8-148.0%
GeorgiaWinter visitorOct 15-21Mar 15-21Aug 15-215.8%
South CarolinaWinter visitorOct 15-21Mar 22-31Aug 15-213.7%
TexasWinter visitorOct 15-21Mar 8-14Jun 1-74.8%
MississippiWinter visitorOct 22-31Dec 22-31May 22-312.0%
LouisianaWinter visitorNov 1-7Nov 15-21Apr 1-71.2%
ConnecticutWinter visitorMar 8-14Oct 15-21Nov 22-308.3%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21Jul 22-318.1%

Winter visitor in: District of Columbia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas

Passes through: Maryland

Summer visitor in: Alabama, Arkansas