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Regulus satrapa · Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet: When and Where to See It

Adult Golden-crowned Kinglet
Photo: sprcrkwild, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Golden-crowned Kinglet reaches Alaska first, around late August, and Texas last, around mid 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%Jan 1-7: 5.1% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 4.6% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 4.3% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 4.3% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 4.1% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 3.4% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 3.0% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 3.5% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 3.4% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 3.3% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 4.0% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 6.0% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 7.7% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 6.9% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 4.0% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 2.2% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 1.2% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 0.9% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 0.9% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 1.2% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 1.4% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 1.5% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 1.7% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 1.8% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 1.7% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 1.6% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 1.5% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 1.4% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 1.3% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 1.2% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 1.2% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 1.2% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 1.3% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 1.4% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 1.9% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 4.1% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 8.1% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 11% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 13% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 12% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 11% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 9.1% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 8.2% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 7.7% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 6.6% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 6.6% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 7.1% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 6.6% 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 %
MontanaSummer visitorMar 15-21Jul 1-7Jan 15-214.0%
CaliforniaSummer visitorApr 15-21Jun 15-21Feb 1-72.4%
ColoradoSummer visitorJun 1-7Jul 15-21Jan 1-71.2%
MaineAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 8-14Nov 15-2119%
TennesseeWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7Apr 1-719%
ArkansasWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7Mar 22-3114%
KansasWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 15-21Mar 22-316.3%
NebraskaWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 8-14Jan 15-214.2%
GeorgiaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Mar 15-2122%
AlabamaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Mar 8-1417%
South CarolinaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Mar 15-2115%
MississippiWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Mar 15-2112%
OklahomaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 15-21Mar 15-217.2%
LouisianaWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 15-21Mar 8-1411%
TexasWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 1-7Mar 8-144.7%
MinnesotaWinter visitorMar 15-21Oct 8-14Dec 8-1415%
IdahoWinter visitorMay 15-21Oct 22-31Mar 15-217.3%
South DakotaWinter visitorMay 22-31Nov 1-7Feb 8-144.6%
New MexicoWinter visitorMay 22-31Oct 22-31Feb 1-71.2%
WyomingWinter visitorMay 22-31Oct 1-7Dec 8-141.5%
UtahWinter visitorJun 1-7Nov 1-7Apr 1-71.5%
AlaskaAll year, most in fallAug 22-31Oct 22-31Dec 15-2114%
VermontWinter visitorAug 22-31Oct 8-14Jan 1-711%
North CarolinaWinter visitorSep 8-14Nov 8-14Mar 22-3124%
MichiganWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 8-14May 1-720%
IllinoisWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21Jan 1-727%
New JerseyWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21Apr 8-1423%
WashingtonAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 15-21Feb 1-723%
New YorkWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21Apr 22-3021%
OhioWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21Apr 15-2120%
WisconsinWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 8-14Dec 22-3120%
IowaWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 8-14Dec 22-3116%
MassachusettsWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 22-31Apr 15-2115%
ConnecticutWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21Apr 15-2115%
NevadaWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 22-31Apr 1-71.8%
DelawareWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 15-21Apr 8-1421%
IndianaWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 15-21Apr 15-2120%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 15-21Apr 8-1420%
KentuckyWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31Apr 8-1419%
MarylandWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 15-21Apr 8-1420%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 15-21Apr 8-1419%
VirginiaWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31Apr 1-719%
OregonAll year, most in winterSep 22-30Oct 15-21Feb 1-715%
PennsylvaniaWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31Apr 8-1417%
West VirginiaWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31Apr 8-1415%
New HampshireAll year, most in fallSep 22-30Oct 15-21Dec 15-2115%
MissouriWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 15-21Apr 8-1411%
North DakotaWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31Jan 1-77.0%

Winter visitor in: Minnesota, Idaho, South Dakota, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah

Summer visitor in: Montana, California, Colorado