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Euphagus carolinus · Icteridae

Rusty Blackbird: When and Where to See It

Adult female Rusty Blackbird
Photo: Carol Ann Vermeer, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Rusty Blackbird reaches Ohio first, around the second week of February, and Iowa last, around late February.

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%2%Jan 1-7: 0.5% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.6% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.6% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 0.6% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 0.6% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 0.5% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.5% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 0.7% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 0.9% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 1.1% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 1.3% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 1.4% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 1.6% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 1.7% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 1.5% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 1.2% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 0.6% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 0.3% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 0.1% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 0.1% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 0.1% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.1% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 0.1% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 0.1% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 0.1% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 0.1% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 0.1% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 0.1% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.1% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 0.1% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 0.1% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 0.1% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 0.1% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 0.1% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 0.1% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 0.3% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 0.7% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 1.0% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 1.3% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 1.4% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 1.3% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 1.1% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.9% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 0.7% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 0.6% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 0.6% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 0.6% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 0.5% 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 %
OhioSummer visitorFeb 8-14Apr 8-14May 8-145.6%
IllinoisSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 1-7Apr 22-303.9%
New YorkSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 15-21May 8-144.0%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 8-14May 1-73.3%
AlaskaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Oct 1-74.5%
North DakotaPasses throughSep 22-30Oct 22-31Nov 8-146.2%
ConnecticutSummer visitorOct 1-7Apr 8-14May 1-71.4%
DelawareSummer visitorOct 15-21Apr 1-7Apr 22-302.1%
MarylandSummer visitorOct 15-21Apr 1-7Apr 22-302.2%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorOct 1-7Oct 15-21Apr 15-211.2%
New JerseyWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Apr 22-303.6%
South DakotaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 1-7Jan 8-142.7%
West VirginiaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Dec 22-311.6%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 15-21Jan 15-213.1%
NebraskaWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 1-7Feb 1-71.0%
VirginiaWinter visitorOct 15-21Mar 22-31Apr 22-302.5%
MissouriWinter visitorNov 1-7Mar 8-14Apr 8-144.2%
TennesseeWinter visitorNov 1-7Dec 8-14Mar 15-212.8%
KansasWinter visitorNov 1-7Dec 8-14Mar 22-311.4%
KentuckyWinter visitorNov 1-7Nov 15-21Apr 8-141.9%
North CarolinaWinter visitorNov 1-7Nov 15-21Apr 1-71.9%
OklahomaWinter visitorNov 8-14Dec 22-31Mar 8-141.5%
South CarolinaWinter visitorNov 8-14Dec 8-14Mar 15-212.4%
ArkansasWinter visitorNov 15-21Mar 1-7Mar 22-313.8%
GeorgiaWinter visitorNov 15-21Dec 8-14Mar 8-142.6%
AlabamaWinter visitorNov 15-21Jan 15-21Mar 8-142.4%
LouisianaWinter visitorNov 22-30Feb 8-14Mar 8-141.1%
MississippiWinter visitorNov 22-30Jan 22-31Mar 1-72.4%
IndianaWinter visitorFeb 8-14Mar 22-31Apr 22-303.6%
IowaWinter visitorFeb 22-28Mar 22-31Apr 22-304.0%
MaineWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 1-7Nov 15-211.4%
MichiganWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21Nov 15-215.0%
MinnesotaWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21Nov 22-305.0%
WisconsinWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21Nov 15-213.9%
New HampshireWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21Nov 22-302.4%
VermontWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 8-14Nov 15-212.0%
MassachusettsWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 15-21Dec 1-72.4%

Winter visitor in: Rhode Island, New Jersey, South Dakota, West Virginia, District of Columbia, Nebraska, Tennessee, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Virginia, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi

Passes through: North Dakota

Summer visitor in: Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland