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Grosbeaks: arrival and departure dates by state

Grosbeaks reach Louisiana first, around mid March, and Florida last, around mid September. Pick your state below for exact arrival, peak and departure dates.

StateMain speciesFirst arrivalsPeakMost gone byPeak %
LouisianaRose-breasted GrosbeakMar 15-21Apr 22-30May 22-3118%
AlabamaRose-breasted GrosbeakMar 22-31Apr 22-30May 22-3117%
CaliforniaBlack-headed GrosbeakMar 22-31May 8-14Aug 15-2123%
ArizonaBlack-headed GrosbeakApr 8-14May 8-14Sep 15-2129%
ArkansasRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 8-14May 1-7May 8-1419%
GeorgiaBlue GrosbeakApr 8-14Aug 1-7Sep 1-713%
KentuckyRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 8-14May 1-7May 22-3118%
MississippiRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 8-14Apr 22-30May 15-2116%
North CarolinaBlue GrosbeakApr 8-14Jul 15-21Sep 8-1415%
South CarolinaBlue GrosbeakApr 8-14May 8-14Sep 1-711%
TexasRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 8-14Apr 22-30May 8-1411%
ConnecticutRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 15-21May 8-14Sep 15-2122%
DelawareBlue GrosbeakApr 15-21Aug 1-7Sep 15-2123%
IllinoisRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 1-728%
IndianaRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 8-1423%
IowaRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 15-2141%
KansasRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 15-21May 8-14May 15-2111%
MarylandBlue GrosbeakApr 15-21Aug 8-14Sep 15-2111%
MichiganRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 15-2135%
MissouriRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 15-21May 1-7Jul 8-1421%
NevadaBlack-headed GrosbeakApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 15-2120%
New JerseyRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 1-713%
New MexicoBlack-headed GrosbeakApr 15-21May 15-21Aug 22-3129%
New YorkRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 15-21May 8-14Sep 22-3022%
OhioRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 1-722%
OklahomaBlue GrosbeakApr 15-21Jun 8-14Aug 22-319.0%
OregonBlack-headed GrosbeakApr 15-21May 15-21Aug 8-1432%
PennsylvaniaRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 1-717%
VirginiaBlue GrosbeakApr 15-21Aug 1-7Sep 8-1410%
West VirginiaRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 8-1413%
ColoradoBlack-headed GrosbeakApr 22-30May 22-31Aug 15-2116%
MaineRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 15-2113%
MassachusettsRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 22-30May 15-21Jul 1-719%
MinnesotaRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 15-2126%
NebraskaRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 22-30May 8-14Jul 15-2120%
New HampshireRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 8-1420%
Rhode IslandRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 22-30May 15-21Jun 22-3015%
South DakotaRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 22-30May 15-21Jul 8-1413%
UtahBlack-headed GrosbeakApr 22-30May 22-31Aug 1-724%
VermontRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 15-2119%
WashingtonBlack-headed GrosbeakApr 22-30May 22-31Jul 22-3131%
WisconsinRose-breasted GrosbeakApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 15-2135%
IdahoBlack-headed GrosbeakMay 1-7May 22-31Aug 8-1421%
North DakotaRose-breasted GrosbeakMay 1-7May 15-21Sep 8-1417%
WyomingBlack-headed GrosbeakMay 1-7May 22-31Aug 15-2113%
MontanaBlack-headed GrosbeakMay 8-14Jun 1-7Aug 8-1416%
District of ColumbiaRose-breasted GrosbeakSep 1-7Sep 22-30Oct 8-1420%
TennesseeRose-breasted GrosbeakSep 1-7Oct 1-7Nov 1-717%
FloridaRose-breasted GrosbeakSep 15-21Oct 15-21May 15-214.2%

First arrivals = first week reports reach 10% of the usual in-season rate for the most reported species in the state. Most gone by = last week at half that rate. Definitions.

Every grosbeak species