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Cardellina pusilla · Parulidae

Wilson's Warbler: When and Where to See It

Adult male Wilson's Warbler
Photo: Donald Hampton, CC BY-SA 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Wilson's Warbler reaches California first, around mid March, and Rhode Island 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%8%Jan 1-7: 0.2% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.3% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.2% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 0.2% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 0.2% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 0.2% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.1% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 0.2% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 0.1% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 0.2% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0.4% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 0.6% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 1.0% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 1.3% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 2.3% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 3.2% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 4.4% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 6.3% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 8.0% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 5.0% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 2.6% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 2.1% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 2.1% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 1.9% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 1.6% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 1.2% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 1.0% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 1.0% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 1.2% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 1.7% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 2.4% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 4.1% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 6.0% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 6.6% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 5.8% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 4.0% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 1.9% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 1.0% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 0.5% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.3% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.3% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.3% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.3% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 0.2% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 0.3% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 0.2% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 0.2% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 0.2% 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 %
CaliforniaSummer visitorMar 15-21May 1-7Oct 1-722%
NevadaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 15-21Oct 1-723%
OregonSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Jul 1-724%
WashingtonSummer visitorApr 15-21May 8-14Sep 1-721%
ArkansasPasses throughApr 15-21May 8-14Jun 1-72.9%
New YorkPasses throughApr 22-30May 15-21Jun 8-143.5%
MarylandPasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14Jun 1-71.6%
TennesseePasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14May 22-311.3%
ColoradoPasses throughMay 1-7Sep 8-14Oct 1-725%
AlaskaSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 1-7Sep 1-717%
IllinoisPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-711%
IowaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 15-21May 22-317.3%
MainePasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-75.4%
MinnesotaPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-77.5%
OhioPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-76.6%
WisconsinPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-77.0%
ConnecticutPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21May 22-312.7%
IndianaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-74.2%
MassachusettsPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21May 22-314.3%
MichiganPasses throughMay 1-7May 22-31Jun 1-74.3%
MissouriPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21May 22-315.0%
New HampshirePasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-72.8%
District of ColumbiaPasses throughMay 1-7May 8-14May 22-312.3%
DelawarePasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21May 22-311.1%
New JerseyPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21May 22-312.0%
PennsylvaniaPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-71.4%
Rhode IslandPasses throughMay 1-7May 15-21Jun 1-71.9%
ArizonaSummer visitorAug 1-7Sep 8-14Oct 22-3123%
IdahoSummer visitorAug 1-7Sep 1-7Oct 1-77.1%
New MexicoSummer visitorAug 8-14Sep 8-14Oct 8-1438%
WyomingPasses throughAug 8-14Sep 8-14Sep 22-3022%
MontanaPasses throughAug 8-14Sep 8-14Sep 22-3019%
North DakotaPasses throughAug 8-14Sep 1-7Sep 15-2111%
UtahPasses throughAug 8-14Sep 8-14Oct 1-711%
NebraskaPasses throughAug 15-21Sep 8-14Sep 22-3012%
TexasSummer visitorAug 15-21Sep 15-21May 22-319.8%
South DakotaPasses throughAug 15-21Sep 1-7Sep 22-306.4%
VermontPasses throughAug 15-21Sep 8-14Sep 22-302.2%
KansasPasses throughAug 22-31Sep 8-14Oct 1-77.4%
OklahomaPasses throughAug 22-31Sep 8-14Oct 8-146.1%
KentuckyPasses throughAug 22-31Sep 15-21Oct 1-72.0%
LouisianaWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 8-14Feb 1-73.6%

Winter visitor in: Louisiana

Passes through: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Utah, Nebraska, South Dakota, Vermont, Kansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky

Summer visitor in: Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas