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Sitta canadensis · Sittidae

Red-breasted Nuthatch: When and Where to See It

Adult Red-breasted Nuthatch
Photo: Joshua Liverman, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Red-breasted Nuthatch reaches Utah first, around early July, and Georgia 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%Jan 1-7: 5.3% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 5.2% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 5.0% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 5.2% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 5.0% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 5.7% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 5.3% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 4.8% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 4.8% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 4.5% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 4.5% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 4.4% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 4.4% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 4.4% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 4.4% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 4.5% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 4.9% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 4.9% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 4.6% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 4.6% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 4.6% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 4.7% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 5.1% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 5.3% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 5.4% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 5.3% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 5.3% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 5.3% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 5.5% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 6.0% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 6.5% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 7.6% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 8.6% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 9.0% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 9.2% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 9.1% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 9.1% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 8.4% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 8.0% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 7.7% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 7.2% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 6.9% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 6.9% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 6.7% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 6.4% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 6.3% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 6.2% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 5.9% 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 %
West VirginiaSummer visitorApr 1-7Sep 22-30Feb 22-286.3%
ArizonaSummer visitorApr 1-7Aug 22-31Dec 15-212.4%
ConnecticutSummer visitorJun 15-21Sep 22-30May 8-146.3%
UtahAll year, most in fallJul 1-7Aug 15-21Nov 1-710%
NevadaAll year, most in fallAug 8-14Oct 1-7Oct 22-318.2%
IllinoisSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 22-30May 8-1411%
IowaSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 22-30Feb 22-289.9%
CaliforniaAll year, most in fallAug 15-21Oct 8-14Nov 1-76.4%
OhioSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 22-30May 15-217.0%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 22-30May 8-146.0%
AlabamaWinter visitorOct 1-7Oct 22-31Apr 15-212.3%
LouisianaWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 15-21Apr 1-71.9%
South CarolinaWinter visitorOct 1-7Oct 22-31Mar 22-311.4%
GeorgiaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Apr 1-71.6%
North CarolinaWinter visitorMay 15-21Oct 22-31Apr 8-144.6%
North DakotaWinter visitorJul 8-14Dec 15-21Mar 15-2119%
South DakotaAll year, most in fallAug 8-14Sep 8-14Feb 15-2117%
ColoradoAll year, most in fallAug 8-14Sep 8-14Jan 1-714%
NebraskaWinter visitorAug 8-14Nov 22-30Feb 22-2811%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorAug 8-14Oct 15-21Jul 1-76.5%
MinnesotaAll year, most in fallAug 15-21Sep 8-14Feb 22-2816%
MassachusettsAll year, most in fallAug 15-21Sep 8-14Dec 22-3111%
New JerseyWinter visitorAug 15-21Oct 8-14May 1-711%
WisconsinAll year, most in fallAug 22-31Sep 8-14Dec 15-2120%
MichiganAll year, most in fallAug 22-31Sep 15-21Jan 1-716%
New YorkAll year, most in fallAug 22-31Sep 22-30Dec 8-1411%
IndianaWinter visitorAug 22-31Oct 1-7May 1-77.6%
MarylandWinter visitorAug 22-31Oct 15-21Mar 22-316.5%
DelawareWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 15-21Apr 15-2111%
KansasWinter visitorSep 1-7Nov 22-30Mar 15-217.9%
MissouriWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 1-7Mar 22-315.6%
VirginiaWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 22-31Apr 8-145.6%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 1-7Mar 1-72.9%
ArkansasWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 22-31Apr 1-78.1%
OklahomaWinter visitorSep 8-14Nov 22-30Apr 1-75.3%
KentuckyWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 15-21Apr 8-144.9%
TennesseeWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 22-31Apr 22-303.6%
MississippiWinter visitorSep 22-30Dec 15-21Apr 15-212.4%
TexasWinter visitorSep 22-30Nov 22-30Apr 1-71.2%
WashingtonYear-round–Aug 22-31–29%
IdahoYear-round–Sep 15-21–27%
MaineYear-round–Sep 8-14–26%
AlaskaYear-round–Feb 22-28–24%
MontanaYear-round–Aug 22-31–23%
OregonYear-round–Sep 1-7–22%
New HampshireYear-round–Sep 8-14–22%
WyomingYear-round–Sep 1-7–18%
VermontYear-round–Sep 8-14–18%
New MexicoYear-round–Sep 15-21–6.1%

Winter visitor in: North Dakota, Mississippi, North Carolina

Summer visitor in: West Virginia, Arizona, Connecticut