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Gallinago delicata · Scolopacidae

Wilson's Snipe: When and Where to See It

Adult Wilson's Snipe
Photo: datadan, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Wilson's Snipe reaches Nevada first, around mid February, and Alaska last, around the second week of April.

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%1%2%3%Jan 1-7: 1.3% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 1.2% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 1.3% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 1.3% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 1.2% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 1.0% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.9% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 1.2% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 1.3% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 1.4% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 1.7% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 2.0% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 2.2% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 2.4% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 2.3% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 1.9% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 1.2% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 0.9% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 0.9% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 1.1% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 1.1% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 1.0% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 1.0% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 0.8% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 0.6% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 0.5% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 0.4% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 0.4% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.5% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 0.6% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 0.7% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 0.8% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 0.9% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 0.9% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 1.0% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 1.1% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 1.3% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 1.6% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 1.8% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 2.1% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 2.0% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 1.9% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 1.8% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 1.7% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 1.6% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 1.5% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 1.5% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 1.3% 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 visitorFeb 15-21Apr 1-7May 8-144.0%
MissouriSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 1-7May 1-73.2%
New JerseySummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 1-7May 8-142.5%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 1-7May 8-142.3%
IllinoisSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 8-14May 1-75.3%
IndianaSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 1-7May 1-73.9%
KansasSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 8-14May 1-74.2%
MassachusettsPasses throughMar 1-7Apr 8-14May 15-212.6%
OhioSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 8-14May 1-73.4%
ConnecticutPasses throughMar 8-14Apr 1-7Apr 22-301.7%
New YorkSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 8-14Jun 8-141.9%
IowaSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 8-14May 1-75.5%
IdahoSummer visitorMar 15-21May 1-7Nov 1-75.7%
NebraskaSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 8-14Jun 15-215.1%
WisconsinSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 15-21Jun 22-306.0%
ColoradoSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 8-14Feb 8-143.5%
MichiganSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 15-21Jul 1-73.5%
MaineSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 8-14Jul 15-211.4%
New HampshireSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 8-14Jul 15-211.4%
Rhode IslandPasses throughMar 15-21Apr 1-7Apr 15-212.0%
UtahSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 15-21Feb 1-72.0%
South DakotaSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 15-21Jul 1-75.1%
MontanaSummer visitorApr 1-7May 8-14Oct 22-319.6%
North DakotaSummer visitorApr 1-7Jun 8-14Oct 22-3110%
WyomingSummer visitorApr 1-7May 1-7Nov 1-76.1%
MinnesotaSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 15-21Jul 8-143.4%
VermontSummer visitorApr 1-7May 22-31Jul 1-73.7%
AlaskaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 15-21Oct 8-1417%
OregonSummer visitorJul 22-31Apr 8-14Jun 15-213.7%
DelawareSummer visitorOct 15-21Apr 1-7May 1-73.1%
LouisianaWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 1-7Mar 22-315.7%
CaliforniaWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 15-21Apr 8-142.9%
MarylandWinter visitorOct 1-7Mar 15-21May 1-72.5%
TennesseeWinter visitorOct 1-7Mar 15-21Apr 22-303.5%
TexasWinter visitorOct 1-7Nov 8-14Apr 1-74.2%
AlabamaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 22-30Apr 1-74.1%
FloridaWinter visitorOct 8-14Nov 22-30Mar 22-313.8%
MississippiWinter visitorOct 8-14Dec 8-14Apr 1-73.6%
OklahomaWinter visitorOct 8-14Dec 8-14Feb 1-72.8%
GeorgiaWinter visitorOct 15-21Nov 22-30Apr 1-73.0%
North CarolinaWinter visitorOct 15-21Mar 8-14Apr 15-211.8%
South CarolinaWinter visitorOct 15-21Dec 8-14Apr 8-141.9%
VirginiaWinter visitorOct 15-21Mar 22-31Apr 22-302.4%
KentuckyWinter visitorFeb 22-28Mar 15-21Apr 22-304.1%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorFeb 22-28Mar 15-21May 8-142.1%
West VirginiaWinter visitorFeb 22-28Mar 22-31May 1-71.8%
WashingtonWinter visitorAug 8-14Oct 22-31Jul 1-73.2%
New MexicoWinter visitorSep 15-21Nov 22-30Apr 8-142.1%
ArkansasWinter visitorSep 22-30Mar 22-31Apr 15-214.4%
ArizonaWinter visitorSep 22-30Jan 8-14Apr 1-73.3%

Winter visitor in: Louisiana, California, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Georgia, South Carolina, Washington, New Mexico, Arizona, Maryland, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas

Summer visitor in: Oregon, Delaware