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Podilymbus podiceps · Podicipedidae

Pied-billed Grebe: When and Where to See It

Adult Pied-billed Grebe
Photo: Rodrigo Paiva Lázaro, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Pied-billed Grebe reaches New Mexico first, around mid July, and Utah last, around the second week of 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%5%10%15%Jan 1-7: 8.0% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 8.1% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 8.0% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 7.8% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 7.2% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 6.3% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 5.4% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 6.6% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 6.6% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 6.6% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 7.0% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 7.6% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 7.8% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 7.0% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 5.9% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 4.4% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 3.1% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 2.5% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 2.2% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 2.1% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 1.9% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 1.9% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 1.9% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 2.0% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 2.2% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 2.3% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 2.6% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 2.8% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 3.1% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 3.4% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 3.6% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 3.8% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 4.3% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 4.6% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 4.9% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 5.8% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 6.4% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 7.1% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 8.4% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 9.5% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 10% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 10% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 10% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 9.8% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 9.2% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 8.5% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 7.3% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 7.7% 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 %
IllinoisSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 1-7Dec 8-1413%
OhioSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 1-7Jan 8-1411%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 1-7Apr 22-305.9%
IowaSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 8-14Dec 1-719%
MichiganSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 8-14Nov 22-3010%
WisconsinSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 8-14Nov 8-1414%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 15-21Nov 15-2117%
South DakotaSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 15-21Nov 22-3013%
North DakotaSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 22-30Nov 1-79.8%
New YorkSummer visitorJul 1-7Apr 1-7Jun 1-75.1%
IndianaSummer visitorJul 15-21Apr 1-7May 1-714%
ColoradoAll year, most in fallSep 22-30Oct 22-31Nov 22-3015%
NevadaAll year, most in winterOct 1-7Nov 15-21Mar 15-2124%
ArizonaAll year, most in winterOct 1-7Nov 22-30Mar 22-3117%
UtahAll year, most in winterOct 8-14Nov 15-21Mar 8-1415%
NebraskaWinter visitorMar 8-14Nov 1-7Dec 1-718%
New HampshireWinter visitorMar 15-21Oct 15-21Nov 15-212.2%
MaineWinter visitorMar 22-31Oct 22-31Nov 15-211.8%
MontanaWinter visitorApr 1-7Oct 22-31Nov 22-308.7%
WyomingWinter visitorApr 1-7Oct 15-21Nov 22-307.6%
TexasWinter visitorJun 22-30Jan 8-14Apr 8-1416%
AlabamaWinter visitorJun 22-30Dec 1-7Mar 22-3114%
LouisianaWinter visitorJun 22-30Jan 8-14Mar 22-3113%
New MexicoWinter visitorJul 15-21Nov 8-14Apr 22-3011%
KansasWinter visitorJul 22-31Nov 1-7May 1-719%
South CarolinaWinter visitorJul 22-31Jan 8-14Apr 1-714%
OklahomaWinter visitorAug 1-7Nov 8-14Apr 15-2118%
ArkansasWinter visitorAug 1-7Nov 15-21Apr 8-1416%
VermontWinter visitorAug 1-7Oct 15-21Nov 15-212.6%
FloridaWinter visitorAug 8-14Dec 1-7Mar 22-3118%
TennesseeWinter visitorAug 15-21Nov 15-21Apr 1-718%
MissouriWinter visitorAug 15-21Nov 1-7Apr 22-3014%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorAug 15-21Jan 8-14Apr 8-146.6%
North CarolinaWinter visitorAug 22-31Nov 22-30Mar 22-3114%
GeorgiaWinter visitorAug 22-31Dec 1-7Apr 1-79.9%
IdahoAll year, most in fallAug 22-31Oct 22-31Nov 15-219.0%
MississippiWinter visitorSep 1-7Dec 8-14Mar 22-3117%
WashingtonAll year, most in winterSep 1-7Nov 1-7Apr 1-713%
KentuckyWinter visitorSep 1-7Nov 22-30Apr 8-1411%
VirginiaWinter visitorSep 1-7Nov 15-21Apr 8-148.6%
DelawareWinter visitorSep 1-7Nov 8-14Apr 8-144.3%
MassachusettsWinter visitorSep 1-7Nov 1-7Jan 8-143.5%
West VirginiaWinter visitorSep 8-14Nov 15-21Apr 8-1411%
MarylandWinter visitorSep 8-14Nov 15-21Apr 15-217.6%
New JerseyWinter visitorSep 8-14Nov 1-7Apr 15-216.2%
ConnecticutWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 22-31Feb 1-73.3%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorSep 8-14Nov 8-14Jan 15-214.7%
CaliforniaYear-round–Nov 22-30–17%
OregonYear-round–Nov 1-7–12%

Winter visitor in: Nebraska, New Hampshire, Maine, Montana, Wyoming, Texas, Alabama, Louisiana

Summer visitor in: Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, New York, Indiana