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Progne subis · Hirundinidae

Purple Martin: When and Where to See It

Adult female Purple Martin
Photo: Ron Bondy, CC BY-SA 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Purple Martin reaches Louisiana first, around early February, and New Mexico last, around early May.

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%8%Jan 1-7: 0.1% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.1% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.1% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 0.2% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 0.4% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 0.5% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.5% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 1.0% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 1.3% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 1.5% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 1.8% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 2.3% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 2.9% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 3.6% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 4.4% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 4.8% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 5.0% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 5.0% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 5.2% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 5.2% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 5.2% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 5.0% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 5.2% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 5.5% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 6.1% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 6.5% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 6.9% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 7.3% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 6.9% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 5.8% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 4.5% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 3.0% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 1.7% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 0.8% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 0.4% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 0.2% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 0.1% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 0.1% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 0.1% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.1% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.1% 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% 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 %
FloridaSummer visitorJan 15-21May 22-31Sep 1-79.8%
LouisianaSummer visitorFeb 1-7Jun 15-21Jul 22-3124%
AlabamaSummer visitorFeb 8-14Jun 15-21Jul 22-3117%
MississippiSummer visitorFeb 8-14Jun 22-30Jul 22-3117%
TexasSummer visitorFeb 15-21Jun 22-30Aug 8-1421%
GeorgiaSummer visitorFeb 15-21Jun 8-14Jul 22-316.2%
ArkansasSummer visitorMar 1-7Jul 8-14Aug 15-2114%
TennesseeSummer visitorMar 1-7Jul 8-14Aug 15-2113%
South CarolinaSummer visitorMar 1-7Jun 22-30Aug 8-1411%
KentuckySummer visitorMar 8-14Jul 15-21Aug 22-3121%
MissouriSummer visitorMar 8-14Jul 8-14Aug 8-1414%
OklahomaSummer visitorMar 8-14Jul 8-14Aug 22-3115%
North CarolinaSummer visitorMar 8-14Jul 1-7Aug 8-1412%
KansasSummer visitorMar 15-21Jul 15-21Aug 15-2120%
DelawareSummer visitorMar 22-31Jul 22-31Aug 15-2136%
OhioSummer visitorMar 22-31Jul 22-31Aug 22-3118%
MarylandSummer visitorMar 22-31Jul 22-31Aug 22-3115%
IndianaSummer visitorMar 22-31Jul 22-31Aug 22-3112%
VirginiaSummer visitorMar 22-31Jul 15-21Aug 15-2111%
District of ColumbiaSummer visitorMar 22-31Jul 8-14Aug 8-144.1%
New JerseySummer visitorApr 1-7Jul 22-31Aug 22-3117%
IllinoisSummer visitorApr 1-7Aug 1-7Aug 22-3114%
NebraskaSummer visitorApr 1-7Jul 22-31Sep 1-713%
IowaSummer visitorApr 1-7Aug 1-7Aug 22-3111%
ConnecticutSummer visitorApr 8-14Jul 22-31Aug 15-2111%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorApr 8-14Jul 22-31Aug 15-2111%
OregonSummer visitorApr 8-14Aug 8-14Sep 1-77.6%
WisconsinSummer visitorApr 8-14Aug 1-7Aug 22-317.9%
New YorkSummer visitorApr 8-14Aug 1-7Aug 22-316.3%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorApr 8-14Jul 22-31Aug 15-216.4%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 8-14Aug 1-7Aug 22-316.2%
West VirginiaSummer visitorApr 8-14Jul 15-21Aug 8-146.4%
North DakotaSummer visitorApr 15-21Aug 1-7Aug 22-3111%
WashingtonSummer visitorApr 15-21Aug 8-14Sep 1-79.7%
MichiganSummer visitorApr 15-21Jul 22-31Aug 22-317.4%
MassachusettsSummer visitorApr 15-21Jul 22-31Aug 8-143.8%
MinnesotaSummer visitorApr 22-30Jul 22-31Aug 22-316.9%
ArizonaSummer visitorMay 1-7Jul 8-14Sep 15-215.6%
New MexicoSummer visitorMay 1-7Jul 15-21Aug 8-141.0%

Summer visitor in: Florida