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Colaptes auratus · Picidae

Northern Flicker: When and Where to See It

Adult male Northern Flicker
Photo: Ben, CC0 1.0 via iNaturalist

The Northern Flicker reaches Florida first, around mid August, and Mississippi last, around early 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%10%20%30%40%Jan 1-7: 15% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 14% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 14% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 14% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 14% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 13% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 12% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 14% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 14% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 15% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 16% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 18% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 21% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 23% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 22% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 22% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 21% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 19% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 18% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 16% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 15% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 15% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 16% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 16% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 17% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 17% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 17% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 16% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 15% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 15% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 15% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 17% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 19% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 22% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 26% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 29% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 30% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 28% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 27% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 24% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 22% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 21% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 20% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 19% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 18% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 18% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 19% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 18% 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 %
WisconsinSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 15-21Oct 8-1431%
VermontSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 22-30Oct 15-2125%
New HampshireSummer visitorMar 15-21Sep 22-30Oct 15-2128%
MaineSummer visitorMar 15-21Sep 15-21Oct 22-3124%
PennsylvaniaAll year, most in springMar 22-31Apr 15-21May 22-3139%
IllinoisAll year, most in springMar 22-31Apr 8-14May 15-2137%
MichiganAll year, most in summerApr 1-7Apr 15-21Oct 1-738%
MassachusettsAll year, most in springApr 1-7Apr 15-21May 22-3136%
New YorkAll year, most in springApr 1-7Apr 15-21May 22-3137%
South DakotaAll year, most in summerJun 15-21Sep 15-21Oct 8-1431%
District of ColumbiaAll year, most in fallAug 22-31Sep 22-30Nov 1-750%
NebraskaAll year, most in fallAug 22-31Oct 1-7Oct 22-3143%
North DakotaAll year, most in fallAug 22-31Sep 15-21Oct 1-742%
MinnesotaAll year, most in fallAug 22-31Sep 15-21Oct 1-732%
IowaAll year, most in fallSep 1-7Sep 22-30Oct 15-2142%
New JerseyAll year, most in fallSep 1-7Sep 22-30Nov 1-741%
OhioAll year, most in fallSep 1-7Sep 22-30Oct 22-3135%
ConnecticutAll year, most in fallSep 1-7Sep 22-30Oct 15-2134%
IndianaAll year, most in fallSep 8-14Oct 1-7Nov 1-737%
West VirginiaAll year, most in fallSep 8-14Oct 1-7Nov 1-735%
MarylandAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 8-14Nov 15-2144%
DelawareAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 8-14Nov 8-1440%
KentuckyAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 8-14Nov 15-2137%
Rhode IslandAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 8-14Nov 8-1432%
GeorgiaAll year, most in fallOct 1-7Oct 15-21Dec 22-3129%
AlabamaAll year, most in fallOct 1-7Oct 22-31Jan 1-727%
CaliforniaAll year, most in winterOct 1-7Oct 22-31Feb 8-1427%
MississippiAll year, most in fallOct 1-7Oct 15-21Jan 1-724%
AlaskaWinter visitorMar 8-14Oct 22-31Jan 1-73.4%
FloridaWinter visitorAug 15-21Oct 15-21Apr 1-76.3%
South CarolinaWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 15-21Mar 15-2132%
New MexicoAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 8-14Jan 8-1448%
IdahoAll year, most in winterSep 15-21Oct 1-7Mar 8-1447%
KansasAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 8-14Jan 1-746%
MissouriAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 8-14Jan 1-743%
UtahAll year, most in winterSep 15-21Oct 8-14Feb 22-2841%
VirginiaAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 8-14Dec 15-2142%
TexasWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 22-31Mar 8-1411%
North CarolinaAll year, most in fallSep 22-30Oct 15-21Dec 22-3138%
NevadaAll year, most in winterSep 22-30Oct 8-14Mar 8-1439%
TennesseeAll year, most in fallSep 22-30Oct 15-21Dec 22-3138%
ArkansasAll year, most in fallSep 22-30Oct 8-14Jan 8-1436%
OklahomaAll year, most in winterSep 22-30Oct 8-14Feb 1-734%
ArizonaAll year, most in fallSep 22-30Oct 15-21Jan 1-725%
LouisianaAll year, most in fallSep 22-30Oct 8-14Jan 1-718%
ColoradoYear-round–Oct 1-7–48%
WashingtonYear-round–Oct 1-7–47%
OregonYear-round–Oct 1-7–45%
MontanaYear-round–Sep 22-30–43%
WyomingYear-round–Apr 15-21–27%

Winter visitor in: Alaska

Passes through: Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York

Summer visitor in: Wisconsin, Vermont, Michigan, New Hampshire, Maine, South Dakota