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Anas crecca · Anatidae

Green-winged Teal: When and Where to See It

Adult Green-winged Teal
Photo: Mark, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Green-winged Teal reaches Nevada first, around mid July, and Maryland last, around the second week of September.

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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: 4.2% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 4.3% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 4.4% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 4.4% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 4.3% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 4.0% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 3.6% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 5.1% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 5.7% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 6.5% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 7.0% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 7.2% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 6.7% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 6.1% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 5.2% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 3.9% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 2.4% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 1.4% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 1.1% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 1.0% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 0.8% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.7% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 0.6% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 0.5% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 0.4% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 0.4% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 0.3% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 0.4% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.7% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 1.0% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 1.7% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 2.3% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 2.7% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 2.9% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 3.1% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 3.5% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 3.9% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 4.4% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 5.1% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 5.8% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 5.9% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 6.0% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 5.5% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 5.3% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 4.9% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 4.3% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 3.8% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 4.0% 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 %
WyomingSummer visitorFeb 8-14Apr 8-14Jun 8-1417%
South DakotaSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 8-14Jun 1-717%
WisconsinSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 8-14May 8-149.5%
MichiganSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 8-14May 8-145.4%
North DakotaSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 15-21Nov 15-2115%
MaineSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 1-7May 8-148.2%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 15-21May 22-318.8%
New HampshireSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 1-7May 1-75.8%
VermontSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 1-7May 1-77.0%
AlaskaSummer visitorMar 22-31May 8-14Oct 15-2129%
ColoradoSummer visitorAug 1-7Apr 1-7May 8-1418%
MontanaSummer visitorAug 1-7Apr 15-21May 15-2115%
OregonSummer visitorAug 1-7Apr 1-7May 1-715%
IdahoSummer visitorAug 1-7Apr 8-14May 8-1411%
NebraskaSummer visitorAug 8-14Apr 1-7May 8-1420%
MissouriWinter visitorOct 1-7Mar 15-21Apr 15-217.2%
VirginiaWinter visitorOct 1-7Mar 8-14Apr 8-144.2%
KentuckyWinter visitorOct 8-14Mar 15-21Apr 8-145.5%
ArkansasWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 1-7Apr 8-144.6%
North CarolinaWinter visitorOct 8-14Jan 22-31Mar 22-313.8%
TennesseeWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Mar 22-314.8%
West VirginiaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 22-30Apr 1-72.9%
HawaiiWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 15-21Mar 8-142.0%
AlabamaWinter visitorOct 15-21Jan 15-21Mar 1-74.2%
LouisianaWinter visitorOct 15-21Jan 22-31Mar 15-213.2%
MississippiWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 22-30Mar 8-144.3%
GeorgiaWinter visitorOct 22-31Nov 22-30Mar 15-212.4%
South CarolinaWinter visitorNov 1-7Jan 22-31Mar 15-213.5%
FloridaWinter visitorNov 1-7Nov 22-30Mar 1-72.3%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorJan 15-21Mar 15-21Apr 8-143.2%
IllinoisWinter visitorFeb 1-7Mar 15-21Apr 22-307.9%
IowaWinter visitorFeb 8-14Mar 22-31May 1-717%
NevadaWinter visitorJul 15-21Mar 1-7Apr 15-2115%
WashingtonWinter visitorAug 1-7Mar 8-14May 1-714%
DelawareWinter visitorAug 8-14Mar 15-21May 1-716%
UtahWinter visitorAug 8-14Mar 22-31May 1-714%
New MexicoWinter visitorAug 8-14Mar 8-14Apr 22-3011%
New YorkWinter visitorAug 8-14Mar 22-31May 1-77.6%
ArizonaWinter visitorAug 15-21Jan 22-31Apr 1-711%
New JerseyWinter visitorAug 15-21Nov 1-7Apr 22-3011%
CaliforniaWinter visitorAug 15-21Jan 8-14Apr 15-219.3%
MassachusettsWinter visitorAug 15-21Mar 22-31May 1-78.7%
OhioWinter visitorAug 15-21Mar 15-21Apr 22-307.0%
KansasWinter visitorAug 22-31Mar 22-31May 1-714%
IndianaWinter visitorAug 22-31Mar 15-21Apr 15-217.6%
OklahomaWinter visitorSep 1-7Mar 8-14Apr 15-218.1%
ConnecticutWinter visitorSep 1-7Mar 22-31Apr 22-307.3%
PennsylvaniaWinter visitorSep 1-7Mar 22-31Apr 22-306.7%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorSep 1-7Mar 22-31Apr 22-306.4%
TexasWinter visitorSep 8-14Mar 1-7Apr 1-78.4%
MarylandWinter visitorSep 8-14Mar 15-21Apr 15-215.5%

Winter visitor in: Arkansas, Tennessee, West Virginia, Hawaii, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey, Missouri, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa

Summer visitor in: Wyoming, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Vermont, Alaska