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Leiothlypis celata · Parulidae

Orange-crowned Warbler: When and Where to See It

Adult Orange-crowned Warbler
Photo: Irene, CC0 1.0 via iNaturalist

The Orange-crowned Warbler reaches Nevada first, around late July, and Florida last, around late 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%2%4%6%Jan 1-7: 3.8% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 4.0% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 3.9% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 3.8% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 3.7% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 3.3% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 2.9% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 3.2% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 3.0% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 3.0% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 3.1% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 3.2% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 3.5% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 3.6% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 4.2% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 4.7% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 4.8% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 4.0% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 3.2% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 2.7% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 2.6% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 2.5% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 2.4% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 2.1% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 1.5% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 1.1% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 0.9% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 0.9% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 1.1% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 1.4% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 1.7% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 2.3% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 3.1% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 3.8% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 4.4% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 5.3% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 5.1% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 4.6% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 4.2% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 3.7% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 3.6% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 4.0% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 4.0% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 4.0% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 4.3% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 4.4% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 4.3% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 4.4% 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 %
OklahomaSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 22-30May 15-219.4%
CaliforniaAll year, most in springMar 15-21Apr 15-21Jun 1-723%
OregonSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 22-30Sep 22-3023%
WashingtonSummer visitorMar 15-21May 1-7Sep 22-3019%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14May 22-3113%
UtahSummer visitorApr 15-21Sep 15-21Oct 22-3110%
IdahoSummer visitorApr 15-21Sep 15-21Oct 1-77.0%
AlaskaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 1-728%
NevadaSummer visitorJul 22-31Sep 22-30May 8-1429%
New MexicoSummer visitorAug 1-7Sep 15-21Oct 15-2113%
ColoradoSummer visitorAug 1-7Sep 22-30Oct 15-219.0%
WyomingSummer visitorAug 1-7Sep 15-21Oct 8-147.4%
MontanaSummer visitorAug 8-14Sep 15-21Oct 8-149.5%
North DakotaSummer visitorAug 22-31Sep 15-21Oct 15-2123%
MinnesotaPasses throughSep 1-7Oct 1-7Oct 15-2111%
WisconsinPasses throughSep 1-7Oct 8-14Dec 8-144.3%
IndianaPasses throughSep 8-14Oct 8-14Nov 22-303.1%
IowaPasses throughSep 15-21Oct 1-7Oct 22-3111%
AlabamaWinter visitorOct 1-7Dec 22-31Mar 15-217.5%
ArkansasWinter visitorOct 1-7Oct 15-21May 1-73.1%
TennesseeWinter visitorOct 1-7Oct 22-31Mar 8-143.3%
New JerseyWinter visitorOct 1-7Dec 8-14Feb 22-281.2%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 15-21Jan 1-71.8%
North CarolinaWinter visitorOct 8-14Dec 15-21Apr 8-142.3%
LouisianaWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 15-21Mar 15-2127%
GeorgiaWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 22-31Apr 8-146.2%
MississippiWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 8-14Mar 22-317.1%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorOct 15-21Jan 8-14Mar 8-144.5%
VirginiaWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 15-21Mar 15-211.2%
FloridaWinter visitorOct 22-31Dec 8-14Mar 1-75.8%
South CarolinaWinter visitorOct 22-31Dec 22-31Mar 15-214.8%
DelawareWinter visitorNov 8-14Dec 22-31Apr 1-71.1%
New HampshireWinter visitorNov 22-30Dec 8-14Jan 1-71.6%
ArizonaWinter visitorAug 1-7Oct 1-7May 1-716%
NebraskaWinter visitorAug 15-21Oct 1-7Nov 8-1418%
KansasWinter visitorAug 22-31Oct 8-14Mar 1-714%
IllinoisWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 8-14Jan 8-147.3%
MissouriWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 15-21Dec 1-75.3%
KentuckyWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 15-21Mar 8-141.9%
MichiganWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 1-7Dec 15-212.4%
OhioWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 1-7Nov 8-141.5%
TexasWinter visitorSep 22-30Jan 15-21Apr 1-723%
MassachusettsWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 15-21Jan 15-211.3%

Winter visitor in: Alabama, Georgia, District of Columbia, South Carolina, Delaware, Texas, New Hampshire

Summer visitor in: Oklahoma, California, Oregon, Washington, South Dakota, Alaska, Utah, Idaho