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Catharus guttatus · Turdidae

Hermit Thrush: When and Where to See It

Adult Hermit Thrush
Photo: Amber M. King, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Hermit Thrush reaches Nebraska first, around the second week of September, and Florida last, around late 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%2%4%6%8%Jan 1-7: 4.4% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 4.2% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 4.3% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 4.3% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 3.8% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 3.5% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 3.2% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 3.3% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 3.1% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 3.0% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 3.2% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 3.3% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 4.0% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 5.2% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 5.9% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 5.2% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 3.9% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 2.8% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 2.5% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 2.5% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 2.7% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 3.1% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 3.5% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 3.8% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 3.9% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 3.6% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 3.1% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 2.3% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 1.5% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 1.0% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 0.6% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 0.5% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 0.6% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 0.8% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 1.0% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 1.7% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 3.4% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 5.5% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 7.3% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 7.6% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 7.2% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 6.8% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 6.6% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 6.2% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 5.8% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 5.8% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 6.4% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 5.5% 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 %
WashingtonSummer visitorMar 1-7Jul 8-14Aug 1-72.9%
IowaPasses throughMar 15-21Apr 8-14May 1-76.2%
IndianaSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 15-21May 8-146.4%
OhioSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 15-21May 15-218.8%
North DakotaPasses throughMar 22-31Apr 22-30May 15-216.1%
South DakotaPasses throughMar 22-31Apr 15-21May 15-211.6%
MaineSummer visitorApr 1-7Jul 1-7Oct 22-3123%
New HampshireSummer visitorApr 1-7Jun 22-30Oct 22-3115%
VermontSummer visitorApr 1-7Jul 8-14Oct 8-1416%
AlaskaSummer visitorApr 22-30Jul 1-7Jul 22-3120%
UtahSummer visitorApr 22-30Jul 1-7Dec 8-149.4%
ColoradoSummer visitorApr 22-30Jul 8-14Aug 1-76.5%
WyomingSummer visitorApr 22-30Jul 1-7Aug 1-76.1%
New MexicoAll year, most in summerMay 1-7Jul 1-7Jul 15-219.2%
IdahoSummer visitorMay 1-7Jul 1-7Aug 1-75.5%
MontanaSummer visitorMay 8-14Jul 8-14Aug 1-74.8%
OregonSummer visitorSep 8-14Apr 15-21Jul 15-215.2%
NebraskaPasses throughSep 8-14Oct 8-14Jan 22-311.7%
West VirginiaSummer visitorSep 15-21Jun 8-14Aug 8-145.5%
MassachusettsSummer visitorSep 22-30Apr 15-21Aug 1-79.4%
NevadaSummer visitorSep 22-30Jul 1-7Aug 8-147.3%
District of ColumbiaSummer visitorOct 1-7Apr 8-14May 1-715%
MissouriSummer visitorOct 1-7Apr 8-14May 1-74.1%
KentuckySummer visitorOct 8-14Apr 8-14May 1-75.3%
MarylandWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7Apr 22-3013%
New JerseyWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7May 1-711%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7Jul 8-147.7%
KansasWinter visitorOct 1-7Dec 8-14May 8-141.6%
North CarolinaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Apr 8-1418%
VirginiaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Apr 15-2116%
TennesseeWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Apr 8-1414%
AlabamaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Apr 1-712%
DelawareWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 1-7Apr 22-308.3%
ArkansasWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Apr 8-146.3%
TexasWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 22-30Apr 1-76.4%
GeorgiaWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 8-14Apr 1-716%
South CarolinaWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 15-21Apr 8-1416%
LouisianaWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 8-14Mar 22-319.3%
MississippiWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 8-14Apr 8-146.7%
OklahomaWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 22-30Apr 1-72.8%
FloridaWinter visitorOct 22-31Nov 8-14Apr 1-72.8%
WisconsinWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 8-14Nov 1-712%
ArizonaWinter visitorSep 8-14Dec 15-21Jul 15-218.1%
MichiganWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 8-14Nov 1-78.3%
CaliforniaWinter visitorSep 15-21Nov 1-7Apr 1-718%
IllinoisWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21Jan 8-1415%
New YorkWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 22-31Dec 8-1414%
MinnesotaWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 8-14Nov 1-78.5%
ConnecticutWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31Aug 1-78.1%
PennsylvaniaWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31Aug 1-76.1%

Passes through: Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota

Summer visitor in: Washington, Indiana, Ohio, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Alaska, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Nevada, District of Columbia, Missouri, Kentucky