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Wrens: arrival and departure dates by state

Wrens reach Washington first, around mid March, and Nevada last, around mid September. Pick your state below for exact arrival, peak and departure dates.

StateMain speciesFirst arrivalsPeakMost gone byPeak %
WashingtonMarsh WrenMar 15-21Apr 22-30Jul 1-711%
CaliforniaNorthern House WrenMar 22-31Apr 22-30Jun 22-3016%
MaineWinter WrenApr 1-7Jun 22-30Aug 1-712%
New MexicoNorthern House WrenApr 8-14Sep 8-14Oct 8-1412%
OhioNorthern House WrenApr 8-14May 8-14Aug 8-1439%
UtahNorthern House WrenApr 8-14Jun 15-21Sep 15-218.1%
ArizonaNorthern House WrenApr 15-21Jun 1-7Aug 1-79.8%
ColoradoNorthern House WrenApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 8-1436%
IdahoNorthern House WrenApr 15-21Jun 22-30Sep 1-718%
IllinoisNorthern House WrenApr 15-21May 15-21Aug 22-3138%
IowaNorthern House WrenApr 15-21Jul 1-7Sep 8-1457%
MichiganNorthern House WrenApr 15-21May 8-14Aug 8-1426%
NebraskaNorthern House WrenApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 15-2145%
New HampshireNorthern House WrenApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 22-3021%
New YorkNorthern House WrenApr 15-21May 8-14Aug 8-1426%
OregonNorthern House WrenApr 15-21Jun 1-7Aug 1-711%
VermontNorthern House WrenApr 15-21May 22-31Aug 8-1427%
WisconsinNorthern House WrenApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 1-739%
MinnesotaNorthern House WrenApr 22-30Jul 1-7Sep 1-732%
MontanaNorthern House WrenApr 22-30Jun 1-7Sep 8-1425%
South DakotaNorthern House WrenApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 1-731%
WyomingNorthern House WrenApr 22-30May 22-31Aug 22-3118%
North DakotaNorthern House WrenMay 1-7May 22-31Sep 8-1432%
NevadaMarsh WrenSep 15-21Mar 8-14Apr 15-2115%
GeorgiaCarolina Wrenall yearSep 22-30–68%
North CarolinaCarolina Wrenall yearOct 1-7–67%
TennesseeCarolina Wrenall yearSep 22-30–65%
MarylandCarolina Wrenall yearSep 15-21–65%
VirginiaCarolina Wrenall yearSep 22-30–65%
South CarolinaCarolina Wrenall yearSep 22-30–64%
AlabamaCarolina Wrenall yearSep 15-21–63%
District of ColumbiaCarolina Wrenall yearSep 8-14–59%
DelawareCarolina Wrenall yearSep 22-30–58%
KentuckyCarolina Wrenall yearSep 22-30–58%
LouisianaCarolina Wrenall yearAug 22-31–53%
MississippiCarolina Wrenall yearOct 1-7–53%
ArkansasCarolina Wrenall yearSep 15-21–53%
West VirginiaCarolina Wrenall yearSep 22-30–51%
MissouriCarolina Wrenall yearSep 15-21–46%
New JerseyCarolina Wrenall yearSep 15-21–45%
PennsylvaniaCarolina Wrenall yearSep 22-30–46%
Rhode IslandCarolina Wrenall yearOct 15-21–46%
OklahomaCarolina Wrenall yearSep 8-14–40%
ConnecticutCarolina Wrenall yearSep 15-21–38%
FloridaCarolina Wrenall yearSep 22-30–38%
IndianaCarolina Wrenall yearSep 15-21–39%
TexasCarolina Wrenall yearSep 8-14–38%
KansasCarolina Wrenall yearJul 8-14–32%
MassachusettsCarolina Wrenall yearOct 1-7–30%

First arrivals = first week reports reach 10% of the usual in-season rate for the most reported species in the state. Most gone by = last week at half that rate. Definitions.

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