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Leiothlypis ruficapilla · Parulidae

Nashville Warbler: When and Where to See It

Adult Nashville Warbler
Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Nashville Warbler reaches Texas first, around mid March, and Rhode Island last, around late April.

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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%5%10%Jan 1-7: 0.1% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.1% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.1% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 0.1% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 0.1% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 0.1% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.1% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 0.1% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 0.1% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 0.1% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0.1% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 0.3% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.6% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 1.0% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 1.7% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 3.4% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 7.4% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 8.0% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 4.7% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 2.0% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 1.5% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 1.4% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 1.4% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 1.2% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 1.0% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 0.7% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 0.5% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 0.4% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.5% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 0.7% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 1.1% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 2.0% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 3.4% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 4.1% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 4.3% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 4.4% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 3.5% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 2.4% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 1.5% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.7% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.4% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.3% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.2% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 0.1% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 0.1% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 0.1% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 0.1% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 0.1% 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 %
TexasSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 22-30May 15-2111%
ArkansasPasses throughMar 22-31Apr 22-30May 22-319.7%
CaliforniaSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 15-21Jul 1-74.4%
MissouriPasses throughApr 8-14May 1-7May 15-2118%
OklahomaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7May 15-219.2%
OregonSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30Jul 1-74.4%
TennesseeSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30May 15-213.4%
IowaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14May 22-3118%
IllinoisSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14May 22-3120%
MichiganSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 8-1417%
OhioPasses throughApr 15-21May 8-14May 22-3116%
IndianaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 1-7May 22-3114%
KansasSummer visitorApr 15-21May 1-7May 22-3114%
New YorkSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Jul 15-217.8%
IdahoSummer visitorApr 15-21May 1-7Jul 8-145.3%
KentuckySummer visitorApr 15-21May 1-7May 15-217.1%
MassachusettsPasses throughApr 15-21May 8-14Jun 1-76.5%
ConnecticutSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14May 22-312.6%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14May 22-314.0%
WashingtonSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Jun 22-303.7%
MinnesotaSummer visitorApr 22-30Sep 8-14Oct 8-1418%
WisconsinSummer visitorApr 22-30May 8-14Oct 1-718%
MaineSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Oct 1-78.8%
VermontSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Jul 8-147.9%
New HampshireSummer visitorApr 22-30May 8-14Jul 15-217.1%
MontanaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 8-14Jul 8-143.2%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorApr 22-30May 8-14May 22-313.7%
NevadaSummer visitorJul 22-31Sep 1-7Oct 1-74.6%
ArizonaPasses throughAug 8-14Sep 8-14Sep 22-308.8%
UtahPasses throughAug 8-14Sep 1-7Sep 15-214.6%
New MexicoSummer visitorAug 8-14Sep 8-14Oct 15-211.7%
NebraskaSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 15-21Oct 15-2111%
North DakotaSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 1-75.9%
South DakotaSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 8-145.6%
DelawareSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 22-30Nov 1-71.8%
MarylandSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 15-21Dec 8-142.3%
VirginiaSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 22-30Jan 8-141.7%
West VirginiaSummer visitorAug 22-31Sep 22-30Oct 22-312.8%
LouisianaPasses throughSep 1-7Oct 8-14Dec 15-211.6%
North CarolinaPasses throughSep 8-14Sep 22-30Oct 15-211.4%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorAug 15-21Oct 8-14Nov 1-75.1%
New JerseyWinter visitorAug 22-31Oct 1-7Nov 1-73.1%
AlabamaWinter visitorAug 22-31Oct 8-14Nov 22-301.2%

Winter visitor in: District of Columbia, New Jersey, Alabama

Passes through: Arizona, Utah, Louisiana, North Carolina

Summer visitor in: Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia