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Calidris himantopus · Scolopacidae

Stilt Sandpiper: When and Where to See It

Adult Stilt Sandpiper
Photo: Bill Keim, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Stilt Sandpiper reaches Delaware first, around early July, and Kentucky last, around the second week of August.

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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%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: 0.1% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.2% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 0.2% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 0.4% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 0.4% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 0.3% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 0.3% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 0.4% 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: 0.2% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 0.5% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 0.6% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.8% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 1.0% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 1.1% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 1.2% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 1.1% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 0.8% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 0.5% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 0.4% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 0.3% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 0.2% 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 %
TexasSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 22-30May 22-313.4%
LouisianaSummer visitorMar 15-21May 1-7May 22-312.1%
KansasSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Jun 1-73.1%
NebraskaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 8-14Jun 1-73.2%
South DakotaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-73.0%
DelawarePasses throughJul 1-7Aug 1-7Aug 22-314.0%
North DakotaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 1-7Sep 15-215.1%
AlabamaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 15-21Nov 1-71.4%
FloridaSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 8-14Nov 15-211.2%
MississippiSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 15-21Nov 1-72.1%
Rhode IslandPasses throughJul 8-14Aug 1-7Sep 1-71.3%
TennesseeSummer visitorJul 8-14Aug 22-31Oct 1-71.4%
IowaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Oct 1-73.2%
IllinoisPasses throughJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 8-142.7%
ArizonaSummer visitorJul 15-21Sep 1-7Oct 1-71.4%
ColoradoSummer visitorJul 15-21Sep 1-7Oct 8-141.6%
MinnesotaPasses throughJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 8-141.9%
MissouriSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Sep 22-301.9%
New JerseySummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 8-14Oct 22-311.1%
New MexicoSummer visitorJul 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 8-141.3%
New YorkSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Sep 22-301.3%
OhioSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Oct 1-72.5%
OklahomaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 22-31Oct 8-141.8%
South CarolinaSummer visitorJul 15-21Aug 15-21Nov 8-141.0%
WyomingPasses throughJul 15-21Sep 1-7Sep 22-301.0%
ArkansasPasses throughJul 22-31Aug 22-31Sep 8-143.2%
IndianaSummer visitorJul 22-31Aug 22-31Sep 22-302.3%
MichiganPasses throughJul 22-31Aug 15-21Sep 8-141.8%
WisconsinPasses throughJul 22-31Aug 15-21Sep 8-141.7%
MontanaPasses throughAug 1-7Aug 22-31Sep 15-211.9%
KentuckyPasses throughAug 8-14Aug 22-31Sep 15-212.0%

Summer visitor in: Texas, Louisiana, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota