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Anser albifrons · Anatidae

Greater White-fronted Goose: When and Where to See It

Adult Greater White-fronted Goose
Photo: Andrey Gulivanov, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Greater White-fronted Goose reaches California first, around mid September, and Michigan last, around late December.

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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%0.5%1%1.5%Jan 1-7: 1.2% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 1.1% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 1.1% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 1.2% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 1.2% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 1.0% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 1.0% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 1.3% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 1.4% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 1.3% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 1.0% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 0.7% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.5% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 0.5% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 0.5% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 0.4% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 0.3% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 0.2% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 0.1% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 0.1% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 0.2% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.2% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 0.2% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 0.1% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 0.1% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 0.1% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 0.1% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 0.1% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.1% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 0.1% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 0.1% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 0.1% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 0.1% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 0.1% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 0.2% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 0.7% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 0.7% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 0.7% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 0.9% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.9% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.9% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.9% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.9% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 1.1% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 1.1% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 1.0% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 1.0% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 1.0% 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 %
IowaPasses throughJan 22-31Mar 1-7Mar 22-3118%
South DakotaPasses throughFeb 8-14Mar 8-14Apr 1-713%
WisconsinPasses throughFeb 15-21Mar 8-14Mar 22-315.2%
MinnesotaPasses throughFeb 22-28Mar 8-14Apr 1-74.7%
AlaskaSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30Jul 1-714%
NebraskaPasses throughOct 8-14Mar 1-7Mar 22-3113%
District of ColumbiaPasses throughDec 22-31Jan 8-14Feb 8-141.1%
MichiganPasses throughDec 22-31Mar 1-7Mar 22-311.1%
KansasWinter visitorOct 1-7Feb 1-7Mar 1-77.9%
MissouriWinter visitorOct 1-7Feb 1-7Mar 8-145.3%
ArkansasWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 1-7Mar 1-74.4%
IllinoisWinter visitorOct 15-21Feb 22-28Mar 15-215.7%
LouisianaWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 8-14Feb 15-214.7%
MississippiWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 1-7Feb 15-212.8%
OklahomaWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 1-7Mar 1-72.0%
TennesseeWinter visitorOct 15-21Jan 22-31Mar 1-71.8%
TexasWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 1-7Feb 15-211.1%
ColoradoWinter visitorNov 1-7Dec 1-7Mar 8-141.6%
AlabamaWinter visitorNov 8-14Jan 15-21Feb 1-73.4%
ConnecticutWinter visitorNov 8-14Jan 8-14Mar 1-71.0%
IndianaWinter visitorNov 15-21Feb 1-7Mar 8-145.5%
KentuckyWinter visitorNov 15-21Jan 8-14Mar 1-72.3%
West VirginiaWinter visitorNov 15-21Dec 1-7Mar 1-71.0%
OhioWinter visitorDec 1-7Jan 22-31Mar 8-141.2%
IdahoWinter visitorFeb 1-7Mar 1-7Apr 8-144.9%
North DakotaWinter visitorFeb 22-28Mar 22-31May 15-2111%
NevadaWinter visitorSep 1-7Jan 8-14Apr 8-142.7%
OregonWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 1-7May 8-146.0%
CaliforniaWinter visitorSep 15-21Jan 15-21Apr 15-213.6%
WashingtonWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 1-7May 8-143.3%

Winter visitor in: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, West Virginia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, North Dakota, Nevada

Passes through: Iowa, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota

Summer visitor in: Alaska