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Agelaius phoeniceus · Icteridae

Red-winged Blackbird: When and Where to See It

Adult male Red-winged Blackbird
Photo: infiniteuniverse, CC0 1.0 via iNaturalist

The Red-winged Blackbird reaches South Carolina first, around late December, and Montana last, around mid March.

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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%20%40%60%Jan 1-7: 9.7% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 10% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 11% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 12% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 14% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 15% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 17% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 25% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 30% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 34% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 36% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 38% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 40% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 42% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 42% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 44% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 46% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 46% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 45% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 42% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 39% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 37% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 36% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 35% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 34% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 32% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 29% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 25% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 20% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 16% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 13% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 11% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 10% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 10% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 11% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 13% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 16% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 18% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 19% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 19% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 17% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 15% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 13% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 11% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 10% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 9.9% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 9.9% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 9.9% 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 %
MississippiAll year, most in springJan 15-21Apr 1-7Jul 15-2136%
FloridaAll year, most in springJan 22-31May 22-31Jul 22-3129%
OhioSummer visitorFeb 1-7May 8-14Nov 1-766%
New YorkSummer visitorFeb 1-7May 1-7Aug 8-1463%
West VirginiaSummer visitorFeb 1-7Apr 15-21Aug 1-745%
MichiganSummer visitorFeb 8-14May 1-7Oct 15-2168%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorFeb 8-14Apr 22-30Aug 1-759%
OklahomaAll year, most in springFeb 8-14Apr 8-14Jul 8-1435%
IowaSummer visitorFeb 15-21Jun 15-21Oct 22-3165%
WisconsinSummer visitorFeb 15-21May 1-7Oct 15-2167%
DelawareAll year, most in springFeb 15-21May 22-31Jul 22-3162%
VermontSummer visitorFeb 15-21May 8-14Aug 1-756%
IdahoAll year, most in springFeb 15-21Apr 22-30Jul 1-750%
New HampshireSummer visitorFeb 15-21May 1-7Jul 22-3149%
WyomingSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 22-30Oct 8-1449%
WashingtonAll year, most in springFeb 15-21May 1-7Jun 22-3037%
ArkansasAll year, most in springFeb 15-21Apr 22-30Jul 22-3133%
OregonAll year, most in springFeb 15-21May 8-14Jun 15-2134%
VirginiaAll year, most in springFeb 15-21Apr 15-21Jul 15-2135%
TennesseeAll year, most in springFeb 15-21May 8-14Jul 15-2130%
North CarolinaAll year, most in springFeb 15-21Apr 22-30Jul 15-2122%
New MexicoAll year, most in springFeb 15-21Apr 15-21Jun 22-3022%
IllinoisAll year, most in springFeb 22-28May 15-21Aug 1-765%
IndianaAll year, most in springFeb 22-28Apr 15-21Jul 22-3159%
South DakotaSummer visitorFeb 22-28May 8-14Aug 1-754%
MarylandAll year, most in springFeb 22-28Apr 22-30Jul 22-3148%
KentuckyAll year, most in springFeb 22-28Apr 8-14Jul 15-2146%
MaineSummer visitorFeb 22-28May 8-14Jul 22-3141%
District of ColumbiaAll year, most in springFeb 22-28Jul 8-14Aug 1-735%
UtahAll year, most in springFeb 22-28Apr 22-30Jun 8-1430%
MassachusettsAll year, most in springMar 1-7May 1-7Jul 22-3161%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMar 1-7May 8-14Aug 8-1461%
ConnecticutAll year, most in springMar 1-7Apr 22-30Jul 15-2158%
New JerseyAll year, most in springMar 1-7Apr 22-30Aug 1-758%
NebraskaAll year, most in springMar 1-7Apr 22-30Aug 1-756%
ColoradoAll year, most in springMar 1-7May 1-7Jun 22-3053%
PennsylvaniaAll year, most in springMar 1-7Apr 22-30Jul 22-3152%
KansasAll year, most in springMar 1-7Apr 15-21Jul 15-2145%
MissouriAll year, most in springMar 1-7Apr 15-21Jul 22-3139%
North DakotaSummer visitorMar 8-14Jun 8-14Aug 1-758%
AlaskaSummer visitorMar 8-14May 22-31Sep 22-301.2%
MontanaAll year, most in springMar 15-21May 1-7Jul 8-1454%
South CarolinaAll year, most in springDec 22-31Mar 1-7Jul 15-2126%
TexasAll year, most in winterNov 8-14Mar 15-21May 22-3130%
LouisianaYear-round–Apr 15-21–42%
AlabamaYear-round–Apr 8-14–33%
NevadaYear-round–Apr 15-21–29%
GeorgiaYear-round–Feb 8-14–26%
CaliforniaYear-round–Apr 22-30–21%
ArizonaYear-round–Mar 15-21–15%

Winter visitor in: Texas