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Spatula clypeata · Anatidae

Northern Shoveler: When and Where to See It

Adult male Northern Shoveler
Photo: Chris O'Donoghue, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Northern Shoveler reaches Nebraska first, around the second week of February, and Alaska last, around late March.

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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%8%Jan 1-7: 5.8% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 5.9% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 5.8% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 5.6% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 5.4% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 4.7% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 4.3% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 5.7% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 6.2% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 6.8% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 7.2% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 7.5% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 7.4% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 6.9% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 6.2% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 4.9% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 3.3% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 2.3% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 2.0% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 1.7% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 1.2% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.9% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 0.7% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 0.5% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 0.4% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 0.3% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 0.3% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 0.4% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.5% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 0.9% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 1.4% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 1.9% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 2.4% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 2.4% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 2.5% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 2.9% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 3.2% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 3.6% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 4.3% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 5.1% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 5.7% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 6.2% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 6.1% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 6.3% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 6.1% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 5.6% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 4.9% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 5.3% 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 %
NebraskaSummer visitorFeb 8-14Apr 8-14May 22-3133%
MaineSummer visitorFeb 8-14Apr 8-14Jun 8-141.3%
IowaSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 1-7May 8-1427%
WisconsinSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 8-14May 15-2114%
MichiganSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 1-7May 8-147.7%
South DakotaPasses throughMar 1-7Apr 15-21May 15-2133%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 15-21Jun 8-1415%
WyomingSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 15-21Nov 22-3017%
New HampshireSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 1-7Apr 22-301.2%
VermontPasses throughMar 1-7Apr 1-7May 15-211.2%
North DakotaSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 22-30Nov 8-1427%
MontanaSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 15-21Nov 8-1423%
AlaskaSummer visitorMar 22-31May 8-14Oct 22-3124%
OregonSummer visitorJul 8-14Apr 1-7May 22-3113%
IdahoSummer visitorJul 22-31Apr 8-14Jun 8-1416%
ColoradoSummer visitorAug 8-14Apr 8-14May 8-1420%
KansasSummer visitorAug 8-14Apr 1-7May 15-2122%
UtahSummer visitorAug 8-14Apr 1-7May 8-1415%
KentuckyWinter visitorOct 1-7Mar 15-21Apr 15-217.2%
AlabamaWinter visitorOct 8-14Jan 15-21Mar 8-146.0%
LouisianaWinter visitorOct 8-14Jan 22-31Mar 22-316.2%
TennesseeWinter visitorOct 8-14Dec 1-7Apr 1-75.2%
MarylandWinter visitorOct 8-14Mar 1-7Apr 8-144.0%
North CarolinaWinter visitorOct 8-14Jan 22-31Mar 15-214.1%
MassachusettsWinter visitorOct 8-14Mar 22-31Apr 15-211.6%
GeorgiaWinter visitorOct 15-21Jan 8-14Mar 22-312.6%
VirginiaWinter visitorOct 15-21Jan 8-14Mar 22-314.3%
ConnecticutWinter visitorOct 15-21Mar 22-31Apr 15-212.0%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorOct 22-31Mar 22-31Apr 8-141.7%
West VirginiaWinter visitorOct 22-31Mar 8-14Apr 8-141.3%
South CarolinaWinter visitorNov 1-7Jan 15-21Mar 15-213.2%
FloridaWinter visitorNov 1-7Jan 8-14Mar 15-212.5%
NevadaWinter visitorJul 22-31Nov 22-30May 1-719%
WashingtonWinter visitorAug 1-7Nov 15-21May 15-219.6%
ArizonaWinter visitorAug 8-14Jan 8-14Apr 8-1417%
CaliforniaWinter visitorAug 8-14Jan 8-14Apr 15-2114%
DelawareWinter visitorAug 8-14Mar 8-14Apr 15-2111%
New MexicoWinter visitorAug 8-14Nov 22-30May 1-712%
ArkansasWinter visitorAug 8-14Nov 8-14Apr 15-216.4%
OklahomaWinter visitorAug 15-21Mar 22-31May 8-1415%
IllinoisWinter visitorAug 22-31Mar 22-31May 1-714%
TexasWinter visitorAug 22-31Jan 8-14Apr 8-1413%
New YorkWinter visitorAug 22-31Mar 22-31Apr 15-216.5%
IndianaWinter visitorSep 1-7Mar 15-21Apr 22-3013%
OhioWinter visitorSep 1-7Mar 22-31May 1-710%
New JerseyWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 22-31Apr 8-146.9%
MissouriWinter visitorSep 15-21Mar 22-31May 1-710%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorSep 15-21Nov 1-7Apr 1-76.1%
MississippiWinter visitorSep 15-21Nov 22-30Mar 22-315.8%
HawaiiWinter visitorSep 22-30Nov 1-7Apr 15-216.3%
PennsylvaniaWinter visitorSep 22-30Mar 15-21Apr 15-213.8%

Winter visitor in: Tennessee, Nevada, Washington, New Mexico, Arkansas, New Jersey, District of Columbia, Mississippi, Hawaii, Kentucky, Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Georgia, Virginia, Connecticut, Rhode Island, West Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Arizona, California, Delaware, Oklahoma, Illinois, Texas, New York, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Pennsylvania

Summer visitor in: Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Kansas, Utah