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Troglodytes aedon · Troglodytidae

Northern House Wren: When and Where to See It

The Northern House Wren reaches North Carolina first, around early March, and North Dakota 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%10%20%30%Jan 1-7: 2.1% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 2.0% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 1.9% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 1.8% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 1.7% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 1.4% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 1.2% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 1.6% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 1.5% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 1.6% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 1.8% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 2.1% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 2.5% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 3.2% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 6.0% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 13% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 20% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 22% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 22% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 20% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 19% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 18% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 18% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 18% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 18% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 17% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 16% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 13% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 10% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 8.9% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 8.2% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 8.3% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 8.8% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 9.1% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 9.1% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 8.2% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 6.9% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 5.6% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 5.0% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 4.5% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 4.1% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 3.9% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 3.6% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 3.4% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 3.3% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 3.0% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 2.9% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 2.5% 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 %
North CarolinaSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 22-30Dec 15-2111%
CaliforniaAll year, most in springMar 22-31Apr 22-30Jun 22-3016%
NevadaSummer visitorMar 22-31Jun 15-21Sep 8-1414%
GeorgiaSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 22-30Jan 1-79.2%
VirginiaSummer visitorApr 1-7May 1-7Oct 1-718%
TennesseeSummer visitorApr 1-7Jun 22-30Oct 22-319.9%
ArkansasSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 22-30Dec 8-145.5%
IndianaSummer visitorApr 8-14Jul 1-7Aug 8-1438%
OhioSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Aug 8-1439%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Sep 15-2134%
DelawareSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 1-729%
New JerseySummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Sep 22-3029%
District of ColumbiaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7Oct 8-1426%
MarylandSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 8-1427%
KansasSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7Oct 1-724%
KentuckySummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Aug 8-1421%
West VirginiaSummer visitorApr 8-14Jul 1-7Aug 8-1421%
MissouriSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Sep 22-3019%
New MexicoSummer visitorApr 8-14Sep 8-14Oct 8-1412%
UtahSummer visitorApr 8-14Jun 15-21Sep 15-218.1%
OklahomaSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30Jul 8-147.3%
IowaSummer visitorApr 15-21Jul 1-7Sep 8-1457%
NebraskaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 15-2145%
IllinoisSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Aug 22-3138%
WisconsinSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 1-739%
ColoradoSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 8-1436%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 1-734%
ConnecticutSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Sep 22-3030%
MichiganSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Aug 8-1426%
New YorkSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Aug 8-1426%
VermontSummer visitorApr 15-21May 22-31Aug 8-1427%
MassachusettsSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 22-3023%
New HampshireSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 22-3021%
IdahoSummer visitorApr 15-21Jun 22-30Sep 1-718%
OregonSummer visitorApr 15-21Jun 1-7Aug 1-711%
ArizonaAll year, most in summerApr 15-21Jun 1-7Aug 1-79.8%
WashingtonSummer visitorApr 15-21Jun 1-7Jul 15-219.9%
MinnesotaSummer visitorApr 22-30Jul 1-7Sep 1-732%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 1-731%
MontanaSummer visitorApr 22-30Jun 1-7Sep 8-1425%
WyomingSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Aug 22-3118%
MaineSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 15-218.7%
North DakotaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Sep 8-1432%
AlabamaWinter visitorAug 22-31Oct 22-31Apr 22-3013%
TexasWinter visitorSep 15-21Nov 8-14Apr 15-2115%
South CarolinaWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 22-31May 1-711%
FloridaWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31Apr 8-1422%
LouisianaWinter visitorSep 22-30Nov 1-7Apr 8-1419%
MississippiWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31Jan 8-1411%

Winter visitor in: Alabama, Texas, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi

Summer visitor in: New Mexico