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Eremophila alpestris · Alaudidae

Horned Lark: When and Where to See It

Adult Horned Lark
Photo: Laura Gaudette, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Horned Lark reaches Ohio first, around late September, and Washington last, around early January.

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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%1%2%3%Jan 1-7: 1.6% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 1.7% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 2.0% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 2.0% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 2.2% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 2.0% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 1.8% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 2.2% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 2.1% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 2.0% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 1.9% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 1.8% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 1.7% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 1.7% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 1.5% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 1.4% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 1.3% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 1.3% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 1.3% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 1.5% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 1.5% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 1.6% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 1.5% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 1.4% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 1.2% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 1.1% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 1.1% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 1.0% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 1.0% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 1.0% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 1.0% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 1.0% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 1.0% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 0.9% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 1.0% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 1.1% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 1.2% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 1.2% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 1.3% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 1.5% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 1.6% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 1.8% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 1.7% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 1.6% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 1.6% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 1.5% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 1.5% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 1.4% 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 visitorJan 1-7May 8-14Nov 22-301.5%
OregonSummer visitorJan 8-14Jun 8-14Dec 22-311.6%
KansasAll year, most in springJan 15-21Apr 8-14Jun 15-218.5%
WyomingAll year, most in springMar 1-7Apr 8-14Jul 8-149.8%
ColoradoAll year, most in springMar 22-31Apr 8-14Jun 22-306.4%
NebraskaAll year, most in summerJun 1-7Jun 15-21Jul 1-76.7%
South CarolinaSummer visitorNov 1-7Aug 22-31Sep 22-301.2%
MontanaSummer visitorDec 22-31Jun 8-14Nov 15-217.1%
IndianaWinter visitorOct 1-7Feb 1-7Jun 8-145.4%
DelawareWinter visitorOct 1-7Jan 15-21Jun 15-214.0%
IowaWinter visitorOct 1-7Feb 1-7May 1-73.9%
MissouriWinter visitorOct 1-7Mar 15-21Aug 22-313.8%
OklahomaWinter visitorOct 1-7Mar 22-31Aug 8-142.7%
ArkansasWinter visitorOct 8-14Dec 22-31Jul 1-71.1%
TennesseeWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 8-14May 8-141.4%
ConnecticutWinter visitorOct 22-31Nov 22-30Mar 8-145.2%
KentuckyWinter visitorOct 22-31Mar 1-7Jun 8-143.4%
MassachusettsWinter visitorOct 22-31Jan 15-21Mar 22-313.2%
New HampshireWinter visitorOct 22-31Jan 15-21Mar 22-313.2%
New YorkWinter visitorOct 22-31Feb 15-21Apr 8-142.9%
PennsylvaniaWinter visitorOct 22-31Jan 22-31Apr 22-302.9%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorOct 22-31Dec 15-21Mar 1-74.6%
MississippiWinter visitorOct 22-31Dec 1-7Jun 8-141.2%
New JerseyWinter visitorNov 1-7Feb 1-7Mar 15-211.8%
VermontWinter visitorNov 8-14Feb 1-7Mar 15-212.6%
IdahoWinter visitorDec 8-14Mar 22-31Nov 15-215.1%
WisconsinWinter visitorDec 8-14Mar 1-7Jul 1-76.0%
MichiganWinter visitorDec 22-31Mar 1-7Jun 22-305.2%
MinnesotaWinter visitorJan 15-21Mar 8-14Aug 15-215.7%
North DakotaWinter visitorFeb 1-7Mar 8-14Aug 8-1415%
South DakotaAll year, most in springFeb 1-7Mar 1-7Apr 15-218.1%
MarylandWinter visitorJul 22-31Jan 15-21Jul 8-142.4%
VirginiaWinter visitorAug 1-7Jan 15-21Jun 22-301.3%
OhioWinter visitorSep 22-30Feb 1-7Jun 15-215.1%
IllinoisWinter visitorSep 22-30Feb 1-7Jun 1-73.6%
MaineWinter visitorSep 22-30Nov 8-14Apr 1-72.3%
NevadaYear-round–Sep 15-21–7.6%
UtahYear-round–Mar 1-7–4.2%
New MexicoYear-round–Nov 15-21–3.6%
ArizonaYear-round–Nov 1-7–3.0%
CaliforniaYear-round–Nov 8-14–2.4%

Winter visitor in: Tennessee, Connecticut, Mississippi, Maine, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Maryland, Virginia

Passes through: Nebraska

Summer visitor in: Oregon, South Carolina, Montana, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado