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Loxia curvirostra · Fringillidae

Red Crossbill: When and Where to See It

Adult male Red Crossbill
Photo: Leslie Alanís, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Red Crossbill reaches Washington first, around late February, and Montana last, around late June.

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%0.5%1%1.5%Jan 1-7: 0.4% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.4% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.4% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 0.4% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 0.4% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 0.4% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.3% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 0.4% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 0.4% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 0.4% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0.4% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 0.4% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.4% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 0.4% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 0.4% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 0.4% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 0.4% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 0.4% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 0.5% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 0.7% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 0.8% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.9% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 1.0% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 1.1% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 1.1% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 1.2% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 1.3% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 1.3% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 1.3% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 1.3% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 1.2% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 1.0% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 0.8% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 0.8% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 0.7% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 0.6% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 0.5% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 0.5% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 0.5% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.5% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.6% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.6% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.6% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 0.6% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 0.5% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 0.5% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 0.5% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 0.4% 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 %
New MexicoSummer visitorJan 15-21Jul 15-21Dec 1-73.0%
NevadaSummer visitorJan 15-21Jul 8-14Nov 15-212.9%
ArizonaSummer visitorJan 22-31Aug 1-7Dec 22-311.3%
WashingtonSummer visitorFeb 22-28Jul 22-31Nov 1-75.2%
OregonSummer visitorMar 1-7Aug 1-7Nov 22-306.3%
IdahoSummer visitorApr 15-21Jul 15-21Dec 15-217.7%
WyomingSummer visitorApr 15-21Jul 22-31Mar 15-215.8%
West VirginiaSummer visitorApr 15-21Jul 22-31Jan 1-71.0%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 22-30Jul 1-7Jan 1-76.8%
NebraskaSummer visitorApr 22-30Jun 8-14Feb 1-72.4%
MaineSummer visitorMay 1-7Aug 8-14Apr 15-213.0%
New HampshireSummer visitorJun 1-7Aug 8-14Apr 22-303.0%
UtahSummer visitorJun 8-14Jul 22-31Oct 8-143.1%
MontanaAll year, most in summerJun 22-30Aug 1-7Aug 22-3110%
ColoradoSummer visitorDec 8-14Jul 22-31Oct 22-314.1%
MinnesotaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 1-7Mar 15-211.2%
MassachusettsWinter visitorNov 1-7Dec 15-21Jun 22-301.0%
AlaskaWinter visitorJun 8-14Mar 1-7Apr 15-214.3%
North DakotaWinter visitorAug 15-21Dec 22-31Apr 1-72.5%

Winter visitor in: Minnesota, Massachusetts, Alaska, North Dakota

Summer visitor in: New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado