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Charadrius semipalmatus · Charadriidae

Semipalmated Plover: When and Where to See It

Adult Semipalmated Plover
Photo: Hungry-Sarracenia Photo, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Semipalmated Plover reaches Washington first, around early July, and Tennessee last, around late July.

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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: 0.5% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.5% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.5% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 0.5% 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: 0.4% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 0.3% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 0.3% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0.3% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 0.4% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.4% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 0.6% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 1.0% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 1.5% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 1.6% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 1.9% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 2.6% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 1.9% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 1.0% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.5% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 0.4% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 0.3% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 0.4% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 0.7% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 1.5% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 3.1% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 4.5% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 5.2% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 5.5% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 5.5% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 4.9% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 3.7% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 2.7% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 2.0% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 1.4% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 1.2% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 1.2% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 1.0% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.8% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.8% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.7% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 0.7% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 0.6% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 0.5% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 0.5% 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 %
TexasSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 15-21May 8-143.5%
LouisianaSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 22-30May 22-314.1%
KansasSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30May 22-312.9%
NebraskaSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30May 22-314.2%
ColoradoSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30May 15-211.3%
OklahomaSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30May 15-211.6%
DelawareSummer visitorApr 15-21Aug 8-14Sep 22-3024%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 1-7May 22-313.0%
AlaskaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Aug 22-3111%
WisconsinSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Jun 1-73.1%
District of ColumbiaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-71.2%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorMay 8-14Aug 8-14Sep 15-2131%
WashingtonSummer visitorJul 1-7Aug 22-31Feb 1-74.0%
MassachusettsSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 15-21Sep 22-3016%
MaineSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 22-31Oct 1-715%
New JerseySummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 8-14Oct 8-1415%
ConnecticutSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 8-14Sep 22-3013%
CaliforniaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 15-21Feb 22-286.9%
FloridaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 22-31Jun 1-76.4%
North DakotaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 1-7Sep 8-145.2%
MississippiSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Jun 1-78.0%
New YorkSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Oct 1-78.8%
IllinoisSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 15-215.7%
North CarolinaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Nov 1-75.8%
New HampshirePasses throughJul 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 22-306.8%
OhioSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 22-306.4%
South CarolinaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Jun 1-77.2%
AlabamaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Nov 8-144.0%
IowaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 8-14Sep 15-214.1%
IndianaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 22-304.1%
NevadaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 15-212.6%
OregonSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 22-304.4%
ArizonaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Oct 1-71.1%
GeorgiaSummer visitorJul 15-21May 8-14Jun 1-72.3%
IdahoSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Oct 1-71.2%
MinnesotaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 8-14Sep 15-211.9%
MissouriSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 15-212.0%
MontanaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Oct 1-71.5%
VermontPasses throughJul 22-31Sep 1-7Sep 22-306.2%
ArkansasPasses throughJul 22-31Aug 22-31Sep 8-144.3%
KentuckySummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 22-31Sep 15-213.6%
MarylandSummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 15-21Oct 1-74.1%
MichiganSummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 22-31Sep 15-214.4%
VirginiaSummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 15-21Sep 22-304.6%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 22-31Sep 22-302.5%
TennesseeSummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 22-31Sep 22-302.2%

Summer visitor in: Texas, Louisiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Alaska, Wisconsin, District of Columbia, Georgia, Delaware, Rhode Island