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Archilochus colubris · Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird: When and Where to See It

Adult male Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Photo: David Bird, CC0 1.0 via iNaturalist

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird reaches Alabama first, around the second week of March, and North Dakota last, around the second week of May.

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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: 0.4% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.3% 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: 0.3% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 0.3% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 0.4% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0.7% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 1.2% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 1.8% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 2.5% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 3.6% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 4.9% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 7.1% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 9.8% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 11% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 9.6% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 8.5% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 8.4% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 8.8% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 9.3% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 10% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 11% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 12% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 13% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 15% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 16% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 18% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 20% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 20% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 18% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 14% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 9.6% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 5.4% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 2.8% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 1.6% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.9% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.7% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.6% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.5% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 0.4% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 0.4% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 0.4% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 0.4% 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 %
AlabamaSummer visitorMar 8-14Sep 8-14Oct 8-1444%
MississippiSummer visitorMar 8-14Sep 15-21Oct 8-1436%
TexasSummer visitorMar 8-14Sep 15-21Oct 22-3130%
GeorgiaSummer visitorMar 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 8-1441%
South CarolinaSummer visitorMar 22-31Sep 8-14Oct 8-1435%
North CarolinaSummer visitorApr 1-7Sep 1-7Oct 1-742%
TennesseeSummer visitorApr 1-7Sep 8-14Oct 1-742%
ArkansasSummer visitorApr 1-7Sep 1-7Oct 1-739%
KentuckySummer visitorApr 8-14Sep 1-7Oct 1-741%
OklahomaSummer visitorApr 8-14Aug 15-21Oct 1-731%
VirginiaSummer visitorApr 8-14Aug 22-31Oct 1-732%
MissouriSummer visitorApr 15-21Sep 1-7Oct 1-745%
IndianaSummer visitorApr 15-21Sep 1-7Oct 1-738%
West VirginiaSummer visitorApr 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 22-3035%
MarylandSummer visitorApr 15-21Sep 1-7Sep 22-3032%
DelawareSummer visitorApr 15-21Sep 1-7Sep 22-3029%
District of ColumbiaSummer visitorApr 15-21Sep 1-7Sep 22-3025%
KansasSummer visitorApr 15-21Sep 1-7Oct 1-725%
New JerseySummer visitorApr 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 22-3027%
IowaSummer visitorApr 22-30Sep 1-7Sep 22-3031%
IllinoisSummer visitorApr 22-30Sep 1-7Oct 1-731%
New HampshireSummer visitorApr 22-30Aug 15-21Sep 8-1428%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorApr 22-30Aug 22-31Sep 22-3029%
ConnecticutSummer visitorApr 22-30Sep 1-7Sep 22-3026%
MichiganSummer visitorApr 22-30Aug 22-31Sep 22-3025%
OhioSummer visitorApr 22-30Aug 22-31Sep 22-3026%
MassachusettsSummer visitorApr 22-30Aug 15-21Sep 15-2124%
MaineSummer visitorApr 22-30Aug 15-21Sep 15-2122%
New YorkSummer visitorApr 22-30Aug 22-31Sep 15-2122%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorApr 22-30Aug 22-31Sep 15-2120%
NebraskaSummer visitorApr 22-30Sep 1-7Oct 1-714%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMay 1-7Aug 22-31Sep 15-2129%
VermontSummer visitorMay 1-7Aug 15-21Sep 8-1429%
WisconsinSummer visitorMay 1-7Aug 22-31Sep 15-2130%
South DakotaSummer visitorMay 1-7Sep 1-7Sep 22-308.3%
North DakotaPasses throughMay 8-14Aug 22-31Sep 22-3016%
FloridaAll year, most in fallJul 1-7Sep 22-30Oct 22-3111%
LouisianaAll year, most in fallJul 22-31Sep 15-21Oct 8-1444%

Summer visitor in: Florida, Louisiana

Hummingbird migration by state