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Calidris melanotos · Scolopacidae

Pectoral Sandpiper: When and Where to See It

Adult Pectoral Sandpiper
Photo: Peter Chen 2.0, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Pectoral Sandpiper reaches North Dakota first, around early July, and Hawaii last, around mid September.

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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%1%2%3%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: 0.2% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0.3% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 0.6% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.7% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 1.0% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 1.2% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 1.2% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 0.9% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 0.7% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 0.7% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 0.3% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 0.1% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.1% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 0.1% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 0.1% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 0.1% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 0.3% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 0.8% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 1.4% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 2.0% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 2.3% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 2.4% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 2.5% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 2.5% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 2.0% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 1.8% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 1.7% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 1.3% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 1.0% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 0.9% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.7% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.4% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.1% 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 %
TexasSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 15-21May 22-313.2%
KansasSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 15-21May 22-315.4%
OklahomaSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 15-21May 22-313.1%
AlaskaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 15-21Oct 1-77.6%
North DakotaSummer visitorJul 1-7Aug 1-7Oct 15-218.9%
IowaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 8-14Sep 22-309.8%
IllinoisSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 8-14Oct 1-77.6%
South DakotaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 8-14Sep 15-217.5%
IndianaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 15-21Oct 22-315.8%
MississippiSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 8-14Oct 15-215.9%
NebraskaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 8-14Oct 1-76.9%
OhioSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 15-21Oct 22-315.9%
AlabamaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 15-21Oct 15-214.8%
DelawareSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 15-21Oct 22-313.3%
MinnesotaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 1-7Oct 22-314.1%
TennesseeSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 22-31Oct 8-143.8%
ArkansasSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 22-307.7%
KentuckySummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Oct 8-145.1%
MissouriSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 15-215.9%
GeorgiaPasses throughJul 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 15-213.7%
LouisianaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 15-213.5%
MichiganSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Nov 1-73.7%
North CarolinaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 8-14Oct 8-143.0%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Oct 8-143.5%
WisconsinSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 8-14Oct 22-313.7%
MassachusettsSummer visitorJul 15-21Sep 1-7Nov 8-141.3%
MarylandSummer visitorJul 15-21Sep 1-7Oct 22-312.2%
FloridaPasses throughJul 22-31Aug 8-14Sep 15-212.9%
New JerseySummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 22-31Oct 22-313.9%
South CarolinaPasses throughJul 22-31Aug 15-21Sep 8-143.4%
ConnecticutSummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 15-21Nov 1-72.2%
New YorkSummer visitorJul 22-31Sep 1-7Oct 22-312.0%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorJul 22-31Sep 1-7Nov 1-71.8%
VirginiaSummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 22-31Oct 1-72.3%
New HampshireSummer visitorAug 1-7Sep 15-21Nov 1-71.2%
MontanaSummer visitorAug 8-14Sep 15-21Oct 8-142.5%
IdahoSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 15-212.6%
OregonPasses throughAug 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 1-72.6%
VermontSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 15-21Oct 22-312.7%
WashingtonPasses throughAug 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 8-142.6%
ColoradoPasses throughAug 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 15-211.7%
WyomingPasses throughAug 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 1-71.2%
ArizonaPasses throughAug 22-31Sep 15-21Oct 8-141.5%
CaliforniaPasses throughAug 22-31Sep 22-30Oct 8-141.4%
District of ColumbiaPasses throughAug 22-31Oct 8-14Oct 15-212.2%
New MexicoPasses throughAug 22-31Sep 22-30Oct 8-141.2%
NevadaPasses throughAug 22-31Sep 15-21Oct 8-141.4%
UtahPasses throughAug 22-31Sep 8-14Oct 1-71.2%
HawaiiPasses throughSep 15-21Oct 1-7Nov 1-73.8%
MaineWinter visitorAug 1-7Oct 8-14Nov 1-71.5%

Summer visitor in: Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Alaska