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Vireo olivaceus · Vireonidae

Red-eyed Vireo: When and Where to See It

Adult Red-eyed Vireo
Photo: Bobby McCabe, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Red-eyed Vireo reaches Alabama first, around mid March, and Washington last, around early June.

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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%10%20%30%Jan 1-7: 0.1% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.1% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 0.1% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 0% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 0% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.1% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 0.1% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 0.1% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 0.1% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0.1% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 0.4% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 1.1% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 2.1% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 3.9% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 6.5% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 11% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 16% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 23% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 23% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 20% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 19% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 18% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 18% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 17% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 16% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 13% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 11% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 8.9% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 8.4% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 9.2% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 12% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 13% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 12% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 11% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 7.5% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 4.7% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 2.3% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 1.0% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.3% 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: 0.1% 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 %
AlabamaSummer visitorMar 15-21May 1-7Oct 1-727%
MississippiSummer visitorMar 15-21May 1-7Sep 22-3026%
FloridaSummer visitorMar 15-21Sep 15-21Oct 22-3122%
LouisianaSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 22-30Oct 8-1421%
GeorgiaSummer visitorMar 22-31May 1-7Oct 1-729%
South CarolinaSummer visitorMar 22-31May 1-7Oct 8-1423%
TexasSummer visitorMar 22-31May 1-7Sep 8-1411%
North CarolinaSummer visitorApr 1-7May 8-14Oct 1-738%
TennesseeSummer visitorApr 1-7May 8-14Sep 22-3034%
ArkansasSummer visitorApr 1-7May 15-21Sep 1-731%
VirginiaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 15-21Sep 22-3042%
KentuckySummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Sep 15-2134%
OklahomaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Sep 1-718%
West VirginiaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 22-31Sep 8-1451%
District of ColumbiaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 1-744%
MarylandSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 22-3041%
OhioSummer visitorApr 15-21May 22-31Sep 15-2136%
IndianaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 22-31Sep 22-3031%
MissouriSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 15-2131%
DelawareSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Oct 1-728%
KansasSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 8-1428%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 15-2144%
New YorkSummer visitorApr 22-30Jun 1-7Sep 22-3036%
ConnecticutSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 22-3035%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Oct 1-732%
New JerseySummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Oct 1-728%
IowaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 22-3027%
IllinoisSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 22-3027%
NebraskaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 8-1420%
VermontSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 8-14Sep 1-758%
New HampshireSummer visitorMay 1-7Jul 8-14Sep 1-750%
WisconsinSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 1-7Sep 8-1436%
MichiganSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 1-7Sep 8-1434%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 1-7Sep 8-1432%
MassachusettsSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Sep 22-3030%
MaineSummer visitorMay 8-14Jun 8-14Sep 8-1442%
North DakotaSummer visitorMay 8-14Aug 22-31Sep 8-1420%
South DakotaSummer visitorMay 8-14Jun 1-7Sep 8-1411%
ColoradoSummer visitorMay 8-14May 22-31Jul 22-311.0%
MontanaSummer visitorMay 15-21Jun 8-14Sep 8-143.9%
IdahoSummer visitorMay 22-31Jun 15-21Aug 8-143.8%
WashingtonPasses throughJun 1-7Jun 15-21Jul 8-142.9%

Summer visitor in: Florida, North Dakota