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Anser caerulescens · Anatidae

Snow Goose: When and Where to See It

Adult Snow Goose
Photo: sprcrkwild, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Snow Goose reaches North Dakota first, around late September, and Maryland last, around early December.

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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%1%2%3%Jan 1-7: 2.1% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 2.0% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 2.0% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 1.9% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 1.9% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 1.6% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 1.5% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 2.1% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 2.0% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 1.9% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 1.5% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 1.1% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.7% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 0.6% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 0.5% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 0.4% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 0.3% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 0.2% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 0.2% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 0.2% 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: 0.2% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 0.4% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 0.5% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 0.7% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 1.1% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 1.3% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 1.7% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 1.8% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 2.1% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 2.4% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 2.2% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 2.0% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 2.1% 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 %
MontanaSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 1-7May 1-76.9%
AlaskaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7Jun 22-305.1%
District of ColumbiaPasses throughNov 22-30Dec 8-14Jan 15-211.2%
IdahoWinter visitorOct 8-14Mar 22-31Apr 22-309.7%
OregonWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Apr 15-212.6%
VermontWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 8-14Jan 1-72.9%
NebraskaWinter visitorOct 15-21Mar 1-7Apr 8-1422%
South DakotaWinter visitorOct 15-21Mar 8-14Apr 15-2117%
KansasWinter visitorOct 15-21Jan 22-31Mar 8-149.9%
NevadaWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 1-7Mar 8-148.1%
ArkansasWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 22-31Mar 1-76.3%
MissouriWinter visitorOct 15-21Feb 22-28Mar 8-147.1%
New MexicoWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 15-21Mar 8-146.7%
ArizonaWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 22-30Mar 8-143.5%
WyomingWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 8-14Dec 22-313.6%
ConnecticutWinter visitorOct 15-21Jan 8-14Mar 15-211.2%
LouisianaWinter visitorOct 22-31Dec 8-14Feb 8-146.9%
CaliforniaWinter visitorOct 22-31Jan 15-21Mar 15-213.2%
ColoradoWinter visitorOct 22-31Dec 1-7Mar 1-74.2%
DelawareWinter visitorNov 1-7Dec 22-31Mar 8-1422%
IowaWinter visitorNov 1-7Mar 8-14Apr 15-2111%
IllinoisWinter visitorNov 1-7Feb 15-21Mar 15-214.0%
OklahomaWinter visitorNov 1-7Jan 8-14Mar 1-72.4%
TexasWinter visitorNov 1-7Dec 1-7Feb 22-282.4%
UtahWinter visitorNov 1-7Mar 1-7Apr 8-141.9%
AlabamaWinter visitorNov 8-14Dec 8-14Feb 1-73.6%
MississippiWinter visitorNov 8-14Dec 1-7Feb 8-144.7%
New JerseyWinter visitorNov 8-14Dec 15-21Mar 8-144.0%
New YorkWinter visitorNov 8-14Mar 8-14Apr 1-74.2%
OhioWinter visitorNov 8-14Dec 1-7Mar 1-71.1%
IndianaWinter visitorNov 15-21Jan 22-31Mar 8-144.1%
PennsylvaniaWinter visitorNov 15-21Mar 1-7Mar 22-314.9%
TennesseeWinter visitorNov 15-21Dec 1-7Feb 22-283.0%
North CarolinaWinter visitorNov 15-21Jan 1-7Feb 8-141.9%
VirginiaWinter visitorNov 15-21Dec 15-21Mar 1-71.6%
West VirginiaWinter visitorNov 15-21Dec 1-7Feb 22-281.3%
KentuckyWinter visitorNov 22-30Jan 22-31Mar 1-72.7%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorNov 22-30Jan 8-14Mar 8-141.4%
MarylandWinter visitorDec 1-7Jan 1-7Mar 8-142.5%
New HampshireWinter visitorDec 22-31Mar 15-21Apr 15-211.0%
MinnesotaWinter visitorFeb 8-14Mar 15-21Jul 1-72.0%
WisconsinWinter visitorFeb 8-14Mar 8-14Apr 15-211.7%
North DakotaWinter visitorSep 22-30Nov 1-7Dec 15-2111%
WashingtonWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31Apr 1-76.2%
HawaiiWinter visitorSep 22-30Jan 8-14Apr 8-141.1%

Winter visitor in: Idaho, Nebraska, South Dakota, Missouri, Iowa, Utah, New York, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Wisconsin

Summer visitor in: Montana, Alaska