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Aix sponsa · Anatidae

Wood Duck: When and Where to See It

Adult male Wood Duck
Photo: Andrew Lai, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Wood Duck reaches New Jersey first, around late January, and Wyoming last, around mid March.

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%5%10%15%Jan 1-7: 1.6% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 1.6% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 1.6% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 1.7% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 1.8% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 1.9% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 2.1% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 3.4% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 4.6% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 6.3% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 7.7% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 9.4% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 10% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 11% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 10% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 10% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 9.8% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 8.9% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 8.0% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 6.5% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 5.5% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 5.2% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 5.0% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 4.9% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 5.3% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 5.6% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 6.1% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 6.7% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 7.2% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 7.5% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 7.8% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 8.1% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 8.0% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 7.7% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 7.5% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 7.4% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 7.0% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 6.5% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 5.9% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 5.2% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 4.2% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 3.3% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 2.7% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 2.2% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 1.9% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 1.8% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 1.7% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 1.5% 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 %
New JerseySummer visitorJan 22-31Apr 1-7Nov 15-2113%
OklahomaSummer visitorJan 22-31Apr 8-14Nov 15-214.4%
District of ColumbiaSummer visitorFeb 1-7Apr 8-14Nov 8-1417%
MarylandSummer visitorFeb 1-7Apr 1-7Nov 8-1413%
West VirginiaSummer visitorFeb 1-7Apr 1-7Nov 8-1412%
VirginiaSummer visitorFeb 1-7Apr 1-7Nov 8-149.9%
DelawareSummer visitorFeb 8-14Apr 8-14Nov 8-1411%
MissouriSummer visitorFeb 8-14Apr 1-7Nov 1-79.9%
IllinoisSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 8-14Oct 22-3119%
OhioSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 8-14Oct 22-3118%
IndianaSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 8-14Nov 1-717%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 1-7Nov 1-715%
ConnecticutSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 15-21Nov 1-714%
MassachusettsSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 1-7Nov 1-715%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 1-7Nov 8-1411%
KansasSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 22-30Oct 22-319.8%
IowaSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 8-14Oct 15-2121%
MichiganSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 15-21Nov 1-719%
NebraskaSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 15-21Oct 15-2116%
New HampshireSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 8-14Oct 22-3117%
New YorkSummer visitorFeb 22-28Apr 8-14Nov 1-714%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 15-21Oct 22-3130%
WisconsinSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 15-21Oct 15-2120%
South DakotaSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 15-21Oct 15-2116%
VermontSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 8-14Oct 22-3117%
MaineSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 8-14Oct 22-318.1%
FloridaAll year, most in springMar 1-7Apr 8-14Jul 8-145.4%
ColoradoSummer visitorMar 1-7Apr 22-30Nov 15-214.9%
MontanaSummer visitorMar 8-14Apr 15-21Oct 8-146.1%
North DakotaSummer visitorMar 15-21May 1-7Oct 8-1416%
WashingtonAll year, most in summerMar 15-21Apr 15-21Oct 15-217.9%
WyomingSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 15-21Jun 22-302.6%
OregonAll year, most in fallJul 15-21Aug 22-31Oct 8-148.4%
IdahoAll year, most in winterOct 15-21Mar 22-31May 1-79.7%
North CarolinaWinter visitorJan 22-31Mar 22-31Nov 15-217.4%
TennesseeWinter visitorFeb 1-7Mar 22-31Nov 8-1411%
ArkansasWinter visitorFeb 1-7Mar 15-21Nov 8-146.7%
KentuckyWinter visitorFeb 8-14Mar 22-31Nov 1-710%
NevadaWinter visitorJul 15-21Nov 8-14Apr 8-143.8%
ArizonaWinter visitorAug 15-21Nov 8-14Jul 8-141.3%
UtahWinter visitorAug 15-21Mar 22-31Jun 1-72.4%
LouisianaYear-round–Mar 15-21–13%
South CarolinaYear-round–Mar 15-21–8.8%
New MexicoYear-round–Mar 22-31–8.0%
MississippiYear-round–Mar 22-31–6.7%
AlabamaYear-round–Mar 8-14–6.0%
GeorgiaYear-round–Mar 22-31–5.0%
TexasYear-round–Mar 15-21–3.3%
CaliforniaYear-round–Mar 22-31–2.7%

Winter visitor in: Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Utah

Summer visitor in: Oregon