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Zenaida macroura · Columbidae

Mourning Dove: When and Where to See It

Adult male Mourning Dove
Photo: Texas Bird Family, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Mourning Dove reaches Rhode Island first, around early March, and Montana last, around early May.

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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%20%40%60%Jan 1-7: 25% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 26% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 26% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 27% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 28% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 31% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 33% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 33% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 35% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 36% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 36% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 38% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 39% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 40% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 41% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 43% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 45% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 44% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 43% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 42% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 42% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 41% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 41% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 42% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 44% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 43% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 44% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 44% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 45% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 44% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 44% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 43% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 41% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 38% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 36% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 33% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 31% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 28% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 27% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 26% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 25% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 25% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 25% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 25% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 26% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 26% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 27% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 26% 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 %
Rhode IslandAll year, most in summerMar 1-7Jul 8-14Sep 15-2146%
South DakotaSummer visitorMar 15-21May 8-14Sep 22-3049%
KansasAll year, most in summerApr 1-7Jul 15-21Sep 22-3066%
North DakotaSummer visitorApr 1-7Aug 1-7Sep 22-3059%
OklahomaAll year, most in summerApr 1-7Jul 1-7Sep 22-3053%
IowaAll year, most in summerApr 1-7Aug 1-7Sep 15-2151%
New MexicoAll year, most in summerApr 1-7May 8-14Sep 22-3046%
WyomingSummer visitorApr 1-7May 8-14Sep 22-3027%
OregonAll year, most in summerApr 1-7May 15-21Aug 22-3123%
NebraskaAll year, most in summerApr 8-14Jul 8-14Sep 22-3068%
MinnesotaAll year, most in summerApr 8-14Jul 15-21Sep 8-1434%
ColoradoAll year, most in summerApr 15-21May 8-14Sep 8-1444%
WashingtonAll year, most in summerApr 15-21May 22-31Sep 1-718%
IdahoAll year, most in summerApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 8-1440%
UtahAll year, most in summerApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 8-1435%
MontanaAll year, most in summerMay 1-7May 22-31Sep 8-1427%
MissouriYear-round–Jul 22-31–60%
KentuckyYear-round–Jul 15-21–60%
New JerseyYear-round–Aug 8-14–60%
District of ColumbiaYear-round–Apr 22-30–58%
AlabamaYear-round–Aug 15-21–57%
IndianaYear-round–Jul 22-31–57%
PennsylvaniaYear-round–Aug 8-14–57%
MarylandYear-round–Aug 15-21–57%
TennesseeYear-round–Jul 22-31–57%
ArizonaYear-round–Jul 1-7–55%
FloridaYear-round–Jul 22-31–55%
OhioYear-round–Jul 15-21–54%
South CarolinaYear-round–Aug 8-14–55%
VirginiaYear-round–Aug 8-14–55%
IllinoisYear-round–Aug 1-7–53%
DelawareYear-round–Aug 22-31–52%
West VirginiaYear-round–Aug 8-14–52%
ConnecticutYear-round–Jul 15-21–52%
MassachusettsYear-round–Jun 22-30–52%
WisconsinYear-round–Jul 22-31–51%
ArkansasYear-round–Jul 22-31–50%
LouisianaYear-round–Aug 1-7–50%
North CarolinaYear-round–Aug 8-14–51%
GeorgiaYear-round–Aug 8-14–50%
MichiganYear-round–Jul 22-31–50%
MississippiYear-round–Jul 8-14–49%
NevadaYear-round–May 8-14–49%
New YorkYear-round–May 1-7–49%
CaliforniaYear-round–May 8-14–47%
TexasYear-round–Aug 1-7–45%
MaineYear-round–May 8-14–40%
New HampshireYear-round–May 8-14–39%
VermontYear-round–May 8-14–35%
HawaiiYear-round–Mar 8-14–2.1%

Summer visitor in: South Dakota, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado