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Sitta carolinensis · Sittidae

White-breasted Nuthatch: When and Where to See It

Adult White-breasted Nuthatch
Photo: S Boisvert, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The White-breasted Nuthatch reaches District of Columbia first, around late August, and South Dakota last, around mid September.

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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%10%20%30%Jan 1-7: 20% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 19% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 19% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 19% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 20% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 21% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 21% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 19% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 19% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 19% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 19% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 19% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 19% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 19% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 18% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 19% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 20% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 20% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 18% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 15% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 14% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 15% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 16% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 17% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 18% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 17% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 17% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 17% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 18% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 18% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 19% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 22% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 24% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 25% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 25% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 25% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 25% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 23% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 23% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 23% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 22% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 21% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 22% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 22% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 22% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 22% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 23% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 21% 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 %
NevadaSummer visitorJan 1-7Jul 8-14Oct 22-317.2%
TexasSummer visitorApr 15-21Aug 15-21Feb 22-281.9%
IdahoSummer visitorJun 8-14Sep 1-7Apr 1-73.6%
District of ColumbiaAll year, most in fallAug 22-31Sep 8-14Oct 15-2142%
WyomingWinter visitorJul 1-7Dec 15-21Apr 1-75.8%
North DakotaAll year, most in winterAug 15-21Jan 22-31Mar 15-2141%
DelawareAll year, most in fallAug 22-31Sep 8-14Dec 22-3123%
South DakotaAll year, most in winterSep 15-21Nov 22-30Mar 8-1426%
IndianaYear-round–Sep 15-21–50%
IowaYear-round–Sep 8-14–49%
WisconsinYear-round–Sep 8-14–43%
PennsylvaniaYear-round–Sep 22-30–43%
OhioYear-round–Sep 15-21–42%
MichiganYear-round–Sep 15-21–42%
MinnesotaYear-round–Dec 8-14–42%
New HampshireYear-round–Feb 8-14–41%
VermontYear-round–Dec 1-7–41%
West VirginiaYear-round–Sep 22-30–41%
ConnecticutYear-round–Oct 8-14–40%
MarylandYear-round–Sep 8-14–39%
MissouriYear-round–Sep 15-21–39%
KentuckyYear-round–Sep 15-21–38%
MassachusettsYear-round–Sep 22-30–38%
GeorgiaYear-round–Sep 15-21–36%
TennesseeYear-round–Sep 22-30–37%
VirginiaYear-round–Sep 22-30–37%
IllinoisYear-round–Sep 8-14–35%
North CarolinaYear-round–Sep 22-30–34%
MaineYear-round–Dec 1-7–33%
New YorkYear-round–Oct 15-21–33%
Rhode IslandYear-round–Oct 15-21–32%
New JerseyYear-round–Dec 1-7–30%
ArkansasYear-round–Sep 15-21–29%
NebraskaYear-round–Dec 22-31–29%
New MexicoYear-round–Sep 1-7–24%
KansasYear-round–Dec 15-21–22%
ArizonaYear-round–Aug 8-14–22%
AlabamaYear-round–Sep 15-21–21%
ColoradoYear-round–Sep 1-7–20%
South CarolinaYear-round–Sep 22-30–17%
CaliforniaYear-round–Sep 8-14–13%
OregonYear-round–Sep 8-14–11%
OklahomaYear-round–Sep 8-14–10%
MontanaYear-round–Jan 15-21–8.2%
MississippiYear-round–Oct 1-7–7.8%
UtahYear-round–Aug 8-14–2.4%
LouisianaYear-round–Oct 1-7–1.6%
WashingtonYear-round–Sep 15-21–1.7%

Winter visitor in: Wyoming, North Dakota

Summer visitor in: Nevada, Texas, Idaho