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Catharus fuscescens · Turdidae

Veery: When and Where to See It

Adult Veery
Photo: Blake Ross, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Veery reaches District of Columbia first, around mid April, and Washington last, around late May.

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%8%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% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 0% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 0% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 0% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 0% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 0% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 0.1% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.1% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 0.1% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 0.3% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 1.0% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 3.3% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 5.3% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 6.4% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 5.2% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 4.4% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 4.2% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 4.5% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 4.3% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 4.2% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 3.2% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 2.0% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 1.0% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.6% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 0.6% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 0.7% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 1.2% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 1.7% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 1.8% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 1.4% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 0.8% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 0.4% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 0.1% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 0.1% 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% 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 %
District of ColumbiaPasses throughApr 15-21May 8-14Jul 1-713%
IllinoisPasses throughApr 15-21May 8-14Jul 1-78.8%
IndianaPasses throughApr 15-21May 8-14Jul 8-146.8%
LouisianaPasses throughApr 15-21May 1-7May 8-143.4%
MississippiPasses throughApr 15-21May 1-7May 8-143.1%
TennesseePasses throughApr 15-21May 8-14Jul 8-143.9%
TexasPasses throughApr 15-21Apr 22-30May 8-143.0%
VirginiaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Jul 1-74.8%
ConnecticutSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Jul 8-1421%
Rhode IslandPasses throughApr 22-30May 22-31Jul 1-717%
MassachusettsSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Jul 8-1413%
New YorkSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 15-2114%
WisconsinSummer visitorApr 22-30Jun 22-30Jul 15-2110%
MichiganSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Jul 8-148.0%
New JerseySummer visitorApr 22-30May 8-14Jul 8-149.7%
OhioPasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14Jul 1-77.9%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Jul 15-219.2%
IowaPasses throughApr 22-30May 15-21Jun 1-72.8%
KentuckyPasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14May 15-213.6%
North CarolinaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 8-14Jul 15-213.4%
MissouriPasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14May 15-212.1%
VermontSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 1-7Jul 15-2128%
New HampshireSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Jul 15-2122%
MaineSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 1-7Jul 15-2113%
MinnesotaPasses throughMay 1-7Jun 22-30Jul 8-1411%
West VirginiaSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 8-14Jul 8-145.8%
North DakotaPasses throughMay 8-14May 22-31Jul 8-142.8%
South DakotaPasses throughMay 8-14May 22-31Jul 8-141.2%
MontanaPasses throughMay 15-21Jul 1-7Jul 15-214.1%
IdahoPasses throughMay 22-31Jun 8-14Jul 15-211.2%
WashingtonPasses throughMay 22-31Jun 8-14Jul 8-142.0%
DelawareSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 8-14Sep 22-305.4%
MarylandSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 8-14Oct 1-75.0%
AlabamaSummer visitorAug 22-31Sep 15-21Oct 1-73.4%
GeorgiaPasses throughAug 22-31Sep 15-21Oct 8-142.9%
South CarolinaPasses throughAug 22-31Sep 15-21Oct 8-143.0%
FloridaPasses throughSep 1-7Sep 15-21Oct 15-214.2%

Passes through: Georgia, South Carolina, Florida

Summer visitor in: Delaware, Maryland, Alabama