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Spinus pinus · Fringillidae

Pine Siskin: When and Where to See It

Adult Pine Siskin
Photo: Dominique Bérubé, CC0 1.0 via iNaturalist

The Pine Siskin reaches Arizona first, around late September, and South Dakota last, around mid December.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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: 3.4% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 3.6% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 3.5% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 3.6% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 3.9% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 4.8% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 4.3% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 4.2% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 4.4% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 4.3% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 4.5% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 4.5% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 4.5% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 4.4% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 4.4% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 4.1% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 3.9% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 3.6% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 3.4% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 3.3% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 2.8% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 2.6% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 2.6% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 2.7% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 2.7% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 2.8% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 2.9% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 2.6% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 2.4% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 2.2% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 2.0% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 1.8% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 1.7% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 1.6% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 1.7% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 1.8% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 2.4% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 3.2% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 3.8% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 4.4% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 4.5% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 4.2% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 4.0% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 3.8% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 3.5% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 3.5% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 3.4% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 3.3% 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 %
WashingtonAll year, most in springMar 8-14Apr 8-14May 22-3121%
OregonAll year, most in springMar 15-21Apr 8-14May 8-1416%
UtahAll year, most in summerApr 22-30Jul 15-21Aug 8-1414%
WyomingAll year, most in summerMay 1-7Jul 8-14Sep 15-2120%
ColoradoAll year, most in summerMay 1-7Jul 15-21Aug 15-2113%
MontanaAll year, most in summerMay 15-21Jul 8-14Oct 1-727%
IdahoAll year, most in summerMay 15-21Jul 15-21Sep 1-720%
ArizonaSummer visitorSep 22-30Apr 8-14Jun 1-711%
NevadaSummer visitorSep 22-30May 15-21Aug 15-218.5%
New JerseyPasses throughOct 1-7Nov 1-7Dec 1-76.7%
ConnecticutPasses throughOct 1-7Oct 22-31Nov 22-304.4%
MarylandPasses throughOct 8-14Nov 1-7Feb 22-285.0%
Rhode IslandPasses throughOct 8-14Nov 1-7Dec 1-75.3%
District of ColumbiaPasses throughOct 8-14Oct 22-31Nov 15-214.1%
VermontWinter visitorOct 1-7Mar 1-7May 15-218.6%
DelawareWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7Apr 22-306.4%
IowaWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7May 8-144.0%
IndianaWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7May 15-214.0%
MassachusettsWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7May 1-74.2%
New YorkWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7May 8-144.4%
OhioWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7May 8-142.9%
OklahomaWinter visitorOct 1-7Feb 15-21May 8-144.8%
PennsylvaniaWinter visitorOct 1-7Oct 22-31May 8-144.5%
North CarolinaWinter visitorOct 8-14Feb 15-21May 1-75.4%
MissouriWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 1-7May 8-144.2%
VirginiaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14May 1-73.7%
West VirginiaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 1-7May 15-213.9%
ArkansasWinter visitorOct 15-21Feb 8-14May 1-77.3%
TexasWinter visitorOct 15-21Feb 8-14May 8-146.1%
KentuckyWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 8-14May 8-142.5%
TennesseeWinter visitorOct 15-21Feb 8-14May 8-143.0%
GeorgiaWinter visitorOct 22-31Feb 8-14May 1-77.8%
South CarolinaWinter visitorOct 22-31Feb 15-21Apr 22-304.3%
AlabamaWinter visitorNov 1-7Feb 8-14Apr 22-306.9%
MississippiWinter visitorNov 1-7Feb 8-14Apr 15-216.1%
LouisianaWinter visitorNov 8-14Feb 8-14Apr 8-145.5%
South DakotaAll year, most in winterDec 15-21Feb 15-21Mar 15-2111%
AlaskaAll year, most in springFeb 1-7Mar 22-31May 15-2112%
North DakotaWinter visitorJul 22-31Feb 15-21Jun 1-715%
MinnesotaWinter visitorAug 22-31Feb 22-28May 22-319.2%
NebraskaWinter visitorSep 1-7Feb 1-7Jun 1-75.1%
WisconsinWinter visitorSep 15-21Feb 22-28May 15-217.7%
MichiganWinter visitorSep 15-21Feb 15-21May 22-316.2%
New HampshireWinter visitorSep 22-30Mar 1-7May 15-218.8%
CaliforniaWinter visitorSep 22-30Mar 15-21May 1-75.1%
IllinoisWinter visitorSep 22-30Nov 1-7May 1-76.6%
MaineWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31Jun 1-76.3%
KansasWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31May 15-213.8%
New MexicoYear-round–May 1-7–17%

Winter visitor in: Delaware, Iowa, Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, Maine, Kansas, Alaska, North Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan

Passes through: New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Rhode Island, District of Columbia, Oregon

Summer visitor in: Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Washington