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Seiurus aurocapilla · Parulidae

Ovenbird: When and Where to See It

Adult Ovenbird
Photo: Matteo Cassella, CC BY-SA 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Ovenbird reaches Louisiana first, around mid March, and Montana last, around mid 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%5%10%15%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: 0.2% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.4% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 0.8% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 1.9% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 4.5% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 10% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 12% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 12% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 9.7% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 8.6% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 8.4% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 8.4% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 7.6% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 6.4% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 4.1% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 2.1% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 0.9% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.6% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 0.6% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 0.9% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 1.6% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 2.4% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 2.8% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 2.7% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 2.4% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 1.8% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 1.3% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 0.8% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.5% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.2% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.2% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.1% 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 %
LouisianaPasses throughMar 15-21Apr 22-30May 22-313.8%
North CarolinaSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 22-30Jul 1-716%
MississippiPasses throughMar 22-31Apr 22-30May 15-212.6%
South CarolinaSummer visitorMar 22-31May 1-7Jul 1-74.8%
VirginiaSummer visitorApr 1-7May 1-7Jul 1-719%
AlabamaSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 22-30Jun 1-73.5%
GeorgiaSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 22-30Jun 22-304.3%
DelawareSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7Jul 1-721%
West VirginiaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Jul 1-720%
MarylandSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Jul 1-720%
ArkansasSummer visitorApr 8-14May 22-31Jun 22-305.4%
KentuckySummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7Jul 1-77.0%
TennesseeSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7Jul 1-76.2%
TexasPasses throughApr 8-14Apr 22-30May 8-144.7%
District of ColumbiaPasses throughApr 15-21May 1-7May 15-2126%
Rhode IslandPasses throughApr 15-21May 15-21Jul 1-727%
New JerseySummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Jul 1-724%
New YorkSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Jul 8-1424%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Jul 8-1425%
IllinoisSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Jun 1-711%
IndianaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Jul 1-78.6%
MissouriSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Jul 8-147.9%
OhioSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Jul 1-79.6%
KansasPasses throughApr 15-21May 8-14May 22-312.4%
VermontSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Jul 8-1443%
MaineSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Jul 8-1435%
New HampshireSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Jul 8-1435%
MassachusettsSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Jul 1-729%
ConnecticutSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Jul 1-727%
WisconsinSummer visitorApr 22-30Jun 22-30Jul 15-2118%
MinnesotaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 8-1416%
MichiganSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Jul 8-1415%
IowaPasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14Jun 22-308.7%
NebraskaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Jul 1-73.1%
OklahomaPasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14Jun 8-141.2%
North DakotaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 15-21Jul 1-78.4%
South DakotaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Jul 8-146.6%
MontanaSummer visitorMay 15-21Jun 1-7Jul 8-141.8%
FloridaSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 22-30May 15-2114%

Summer visitor in: Florida