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Tringa solitaria · Scolopacidae

Solitary Sandpiper: When and Where to See It

Adult Solitary Sandpiper
Photo: Maggie Jones, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Solitary Sandpiper reaches Florida first, around late February, and Alaska last, around early 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%2%4%6%Jan 1-7: 0.1% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.1% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.1% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 0.1% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 0.1% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 0.1% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.1% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 0.1% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 0.1% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 0.1% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0.1% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 0.2% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.5% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 0.9% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 1.7% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 3.3% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 4.5% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 3.6% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 1.7% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 0.3% 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: 0.2% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 0.8% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 1.7% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 2.7% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 3.4% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 3.7% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 3.9% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 3.6% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 3.0% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 2.2% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 1.6% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 1.1% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 0.7% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 0.4% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 0.2% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.1% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.1% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.1% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.1% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 0.1% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 0.1% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 0.1% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 0.1% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 0.1% 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 %
FloridaSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 22-30May 15-212.8%
TexasSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 15-21May 8-143.4%
LouisianaSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 15-21May 15-214.3%
TennesseeSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 22-30May 15-217.9%
ArkansasSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 22-30May 8-144.5%
MississippiSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 15-21May 8-144.0%
GeorgiaSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 22-30May 15-215.5%
KentuckySummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 22-30May 15-217.3%
AlabamaSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 22-30May 8-144.1%
IndianaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7May 15-218.5%
North CarolinaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7May 15-215.5%
VirginiaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7May 15-216.4%
West VirginiaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 1-7May 15-215.6%
MissouriSummer visitorApr 8-14Apr 22-30May 8-145.0%
MarylandSummer visitorApr 15-21May 1-7May 22-317.7%
District of ColumbiaPasses throughApr 15-21May 1-7May 15-216.3%
New JerseySummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14May 22-316.2%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 1-7May 15-216.9%
DelawareSummer visitorApr 15-21May 1-7May 15-214.3%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 1-7May 15-212.8%
New YorkSummer visitorApr 22-30May 8-14May 22-314.5%
AlaskaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 15-21Aug 15-212.8%
IllinoisSummer visitorJul 1-7Aug 8-14Sep 15-219.0%
NebraskaSummer visitorJul 1-7Aug 1-7Sep 15-217.0%
North DakotaSummer visitorJul 1-7Aug 1-7Sep 15-213.8%
MichiganSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 8-14Sep 15-217.5%
OhioSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 8-14Sep 22-307.6%
IowaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 8-14Sep 15-217.4%
WisconsinSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 8-14Sep 15-215.5%
KansasSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 1-7Sep 15-214.0%
MinnesotaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 8-14Sep 15-214.5%
OklahomaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 8-14Sep 22-302.7%
WyomingSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 22-31Sep 15-212.9%
MontanaPasses throughJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 1-77.4%
ArizonaSummer visitorJul 15-21Sep 1-7Oct 1-73.0%
ColoradoSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 22-303.8%
ConnecticutSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Oct 1-73.4%
IdahoPasses throughJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 8-144.0%
MassachusettsSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Oct 1-75.0%
MaineSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Oct 1-74.4%
New HampshireSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Oct 1-74.3%
New MexicoPasses throughJul 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 22-304.7%
NevadaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 15-212.6%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Oct 1-73.9%
South CarolinaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 8-14Sep 15-213.8%
VermontSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 22-304.8%
OregonSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 15-211.4%
UtahSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 15-212.2%
WashingtonSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 8-141.3%

Passes through: Montana, Idaho, New Mexico

Summer visitor in: Illinois, Nebraska, North Dakota, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Nevada, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Oregon, Utah, Washington