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Melospiza lincolnii · Passerellidae

Lincoln's Sparrow: When and Where to See It

Adult Lincoln's Sparrow
Photo: Elijah Jaeger, CC0 1.0 via iNaturalist

The Lincoln's Sparrow reaches Nebraska first, around late August, and Alabama last, around the second week of 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%Jan 1-7: 1.7% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 1.8% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 1.8% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 1.8% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 1.7% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 1.6% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 1.4% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 1.9% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 1.9% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 2.1% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 2.2% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 2.3% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 2.3% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 2.2% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 2.4% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 2.4% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 2.5% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 2.6% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 1.9% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 0.9% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 0.6% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.7% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 0.8% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 0.9% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 0.9% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 1.0% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 0.8% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 0.6% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.4% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 0.3% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 0.3% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 0.4% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 1.0% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 1.9% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 3.2% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 4.9% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 5.6% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 5.2% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 4.5% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 3.4% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 2.5% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 2.3% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 2.2% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 2.2% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 2.2% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 2.2% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 2.2% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 2.0% 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 %
KansasSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 22-30May 15-2115%
MissouriSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 22-30May 22-315.8%
ArkansasSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 22-30May 15-217.4%
ColoradoSummer visitorMar 22-31Jul 8-14Oct 8-147.5%
WyomingSummer visitorApr 1-7Jul 8-14Oct 8-149.2%
AlaskaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 8-1414%
North DakotaPasses throughApr 15-21May 8-14May 15-2113%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 1-7May 15-2113%
MontanaSummer visitorApr 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 8-149.4%
IdahoSummer visitorMay 22-31Sep 8-14Oct 22-315.1%
UtahSummer visitorJun 1-7Jul 8-14Nov 1-75.1%
NebraskaPasses throughAug 22-31Oct 8-14Nov 8-1418%
NevadaSummer visitorAug 22-31Sep 22-30Apr 22-3015%
MinnesotaPasses throughAug 22-31Oct 1-7Nov 1-711%
OhioPasses throughAug 22-31Oct 8-14Feb 1-77.4%
OregonSummer visitorAug 22-31Apr 15-21May 1-75.9%
WashingtonSummer visitorAug 22-31Sep 15-21May 8-145.6%
MichiganPasses throughAug 22-31Oct 1-7Oct 22-314.7%
WisconsinPasses throughSep 1-7Oct 1-7Oct 22-317.1%
MainePasses throughSep 1-7Sep 22-30Nov 1-74.5%
New YorkPasses throughSep 1-7Oct 1-7Nov 8-144.8%
New HampshirePasses throughSep 8-14Sep 22-30Oct 8-147.6%
ConnecticutPasses throughSep 8-14Oct 1-7Oct 15-216.2%
MassachusettsPasses throughSep 8-14Oct 1-7Oct 15-216.4%
VermontPasses throughSep 8-14Sep 22-30Oct 8-146.4%
District of ColumbiaPasses throughSep 8-14Oct 1-7Nov 15-213.7%
KentuckyPasses throughSep 8-14Oct 8-14Nov 22-303.5%
OklahomaSummer visitorSep 15-21Apr 15-21May 8-1415%
MarylandPasses throughSep 15-21Oct 8-14Nov 1-73.9%
New JerseyPasses throughSep 15-21Oct 1-7Oct 22-314.3%
PennsylvaniaPasses throughSep 15-21Oct 1-7Oct 15-215.0%
Rhode IslandPasses throughSep 15-21Oct 1-7Oct 15-214.0%
TennesseePasses throughSep 15-21Oct 15-21Jan 1-73.3%
West VirginiaPasses throughSep 15-21Oct 8-14Oct 22-313.5%
DelawarePasses throughSep 15-21Oct 8-14Oct 22-312.2%
VirginiaPasses throughSep 22-30Oct 8-14Nov 1-72.0%
North CarolinaPasses throughOct 1-7Oct 15-21Nov 1-71.2%
AlabamaPasses throughOct 8-14Oct 22-31Nov 15-211.1%
LouisianaWinter visitorOct 1-7Oct 22-31Feb 8-141.2%
New MexicoWinter visitorAug 22-31Oct 1-7May 15-2111%
IllinoisWinter visitorAug 22-31Oct 8-14Jan 1-78.2%
ArizonaWinter visitorSep 1-7Mar 1-7Apr 15-2115%
IowaWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 8-14Nov 15-2113%
IndianaWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 8-14Nov 15-216.1%
CaliforniaWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 8-14Apr 15-218.7%
TexasWinter visitorSep 22-30Mar 22-31May 1-714%

Winter visitor in: Arizona, Texas

Passes through: North Dakota

Summer visitor in: Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Alaska, South Dakota, Utah, Oregon, Oklahoma, Montana, Idaho