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Dumetella carolinensis · Mimidae

Gray Catbird: When and Where to See It

Adult Gray Catbird
Photo: Melanie Gaddy, CC0 1.0 via iNaturalist

The Gray Catbird reaches Virginia first, around the second week of April, and Washington 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%10%20%30%40%Jan 1-7: 2.4% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 2.5% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 2.7% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 2.8% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 2.9% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 2.7% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 2.4% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 2.8% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 2.6% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 2.5% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 2.4% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 2.5% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 2.7% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 3.3% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 5.5% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 12% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 27% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 33% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 33% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 27% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 24% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 23% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 23% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 23% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 23% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 22% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 21% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 20% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 20% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 19% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 20% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 22% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 23% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 24% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 24% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 23% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 19% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 14% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 9.6% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 6.1% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 4.1% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 3.5% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 3.1% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 2.9% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 2.8% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 2.7% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 2.7% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 2.8% 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 %
VirginiaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 8-1442%
TennesseeSummer visitorApr 8-14Sep 22-30Oct 15-2123%
KentuckySummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 8-1422%
ArkansasSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7Oct 15-2116%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Oct 8-1469%
ConnecticutSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Oct 8-1464%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Oct 1-764%
District of ColumbiaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 15-2159%
New JerseySummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 8-1459%
New YorkSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Oct 8-1459%
MarylandSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 8-1454%
DelawareSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 15-2151%
OhioSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Oct 1-751%
IllinoisSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Oct 1-745%
IndianaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Oct 1-747%
West VirginiaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Oct 1-739%
MissouriSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 8-1425%
KansasSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 8-1419%
OklahomaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 15-218.9%
MassachusettsSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Oct 1-763%
IowaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 22-3058%
New HampshireSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Oct 1-746%
VermontSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Oct 1-744%
WisconsinSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 22-3044%
MaineSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Oct 1-741%
MichiganSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Oct 1-737%
MinnesotaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 22-3037%
NebraskaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 22-3033%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 22-3021%
North DakotaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Sep 22-3026%
ColoradoSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Sep 15-2112%
WyomingSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Sep 15-2111%
New MexicoSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Oct 22-312.0%
MontanaSummer visitorMay 8-14Sep 1-7Sep 15-2122%
IdahoSummer visitorMay 15-21Jun 8-14Sep 8-148.3%
UtahSummer visitorMay 15-21Jun 22-30Sep 8-144.0%
WashingtonSummer visitorMay 15-21Jun 8-14Sep 8-143.6%
North CarolinaAll year, most in summerJun 22-30Sep 22-30Oct 8-1432%
GeorgiaAll year, most in fallSep 8-14Oct 1-7Oct 15-2128%
TexasSummer visitorSep 8-14Apr 22-30May 22-3117%
AlabamaAll year, most in fallSep 22-30Oct 8-14Oct 22-3127%
LouisianaAll year, most in fallSep 22-30Oct 8-14Oct 22-3126%
MississippiAll year, most in fallSep 22-30Oct 8-14Oct 22-3126%
South CarolinaAll year, most in fallSep 22-30Oct 8-14Oct 22-3125%
FloridaWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21May 1-745%

Winter visitor in: Florida

Passes through: Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina

Summer visitor in: Tennessee, Montana, North Carolina, Texas