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Antigone canadensis · Gruidae

Sandhill Crane: When and Where to See It

Adult Sandhill crane
Photo: Cathy Perkins, CC0 1.0 via iNaturalist

The Sandhill Crane reaches Indiana first, around the second week of February, and Alaska last, around the second week of April.

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%2%4%6%Jan 1-7: 2.1% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 2.0% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 2.0% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 2.0% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 2.1% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 2.0% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 2.1% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 3.1% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 3.9% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 4.3% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 4.1% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 3.8% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 3.8% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 3.7% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 3.3% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 3.3% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 3.4% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 3.5% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 3.3% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 3.0% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 2.5% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 2.2% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 2.1% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 1.9% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 1.9% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 1.9% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 2.0% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 2.1% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 2.2% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 2.3% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 2.3% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 2.3% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 2.4% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 2.2% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 2.2% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 2.4% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 2.5% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 2.6% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 2.6% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 2.6% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 2.7% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 2.7% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 2.8% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 2.8% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 2.5% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 2.3% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 2.2% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 2.2% 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 %
IndianaAll year, most in winterFeb 8-14Mar 1-7Mar 8-1413%
NebraskaPasses throughFeb 15-21Mar 15-21Apr 1-720%
NevadaSummer visitorFeb 15-21Aug 1-7Oct 22-311.2%
MichiganAll year, most in springFeb 22-28Mar 22-31Jun 1-720%
IdahoSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 1-7Oct 1-76.7%
MontanaSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 8-14Oct 1-717%
WyomingSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 15-21Nov 8-1415%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 1-7Oct 15-2111%
South DakotaSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 1-7May 8-143.7%
New YorkSummer visitorMar 1-7Sep 1-7Dec 1-71.1%
North DakotaSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 8-14May 1-75.0%
AlaskaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7Sep 15-2118%
DelawareSummer visitorJun 15-21Aug 8-14Jan 1-71.4%
OhioSummer visitorJul 1-7May 8-14Jun 1-75.8%
OregonSummer visitorAug 1-7Apr 1-7Jun 15-212.8%
KansasPasses throughOct 1-7Nov 1-7Dec 1-74.4%
OklahomaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Mar 15-213.6%
ArizonaWinter visitorOct 8-14Jan 15-21Mar 8-142.3%
TexasWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 15-21Mar 8-144.1%
AlabamaWinter visitorNov 1-7Jan 15-21Feb 1-76.3%
KentuckyWinter visitorNov 8-14Dec 8-14Mar 1-74.4%
TennesseeWinter visitorNov 8-14Dec 8-14Feb 22-284.3%
GeorgiaWinter visitorNov 15-21Feb 15-21Mar 1-72.6%
LouisianaWinter visitorNov 15-21Dec 22-31Feb 22-281.5%
WisconsinWinter visitorFeb 8-14Mar 15-21Nov 8-1431%
IllinoisWinter visitorFeb 8-14Mar 8-14Dec 8-1410%
UtahWinter visitorFeb 8-14Mar 15-21Oct 1-711%
IowaWinter visitorFeb 22-28Mar 8-14Nov 15-215.7%
MississippiWinter visitorMay 22-31Dec 8-14Apr 22-301.7%
WashingtonWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 1-7Apr 15-211.9%
CaliforniaWinter visitorSep 15-21Nov 8-14Mar 15-211.5%
New MexicoWinter visitorSep 22-30Nov 15-21Mar 8-1424%
ColoradoWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 8-14Dec 1-73.3%
FloridaYear-round–Dec 8-14–13%

Winter visitor in: Oklahoma, Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Washington, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana

Passes through: Kansas

Summer visitor in: Nevada, New York, Delaware, Ohio, Oregon