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Sphyrapicus varius · Picidae

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: When and Where to See It

Adult male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Photo: Barry Cottam, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker reaches Connecticut first, around early September, and Texas last, around the second week of October.

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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%Jan 1-7: 4.2% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 4.1% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 4.1% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 3.8% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 3.5% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 3.2% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 2.9% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 2.7% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 2.5% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 2.3% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 2.2% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 2.5% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 3.6% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 4.6% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 3.9% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 2.8% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 2.5% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 2.4% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 2.4% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 2.1% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 1.9% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 2.0% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 2.2% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 2.4% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 2.4% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 1.8% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 1.2% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 1.0% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.8% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 0.7% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 0.7% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 0.7% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 0.8% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 0.9% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 1.3% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 3.1% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 5.4% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 5.5% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 5.1% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 4.5% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 4.3% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 4.2% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 4.7% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 4.9% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 4.9% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 5.0% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 5.4% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 5.1% 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 YorkSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 15-21Dec 15-2113%
IllinoisPasses throughMar 15-21Apr 8-14May 1-712%
IndianaSummer visitorMar 15-21Apr 8-14Apr 22-306.7%
VermontSummer visitorMar 22-31May 1-7Sep 22-3021%
New HampshireSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 22-30Oct 8-1415%
WisconsinSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 8-14Oct 8-1411%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMar 22-31May 1-7Oct 8-148.2%
MassachusettsSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 15-21Jul 22-316.5%
MichiganSummer visitorMar 22-31Apr 15-21Oct 8-147.1%
MaineSummer visitorApr 1-7Apr 22-30Oct 8-1411%
North DakotaSummer visitorApr 1-7May 8-14Oct 1-79.6%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Jul 15-213.3%
MissouriSummer visitorSep 15-21Apr 1-7Apr 15-217.7%
OhioSummer visitorSep 15-21Apr 8-14Apr 22-306.8%
South CarolinaWinter visitorOct 1-7Dec 22-31Mar 15-2120%
GeorgiaWinter visitorOct 1-7Dec 15-21Mar 15-2117%
AlabamaWinter visitorOct 1-7Dec 22-31Mar 15-2115%
MississippiWinter visitorOct 1-7Dec 22-31Mar 15-2110%
OklahomaWinter visitorOct 1-7Dec 15-21Mar 15-217.4%
KansasWinter visitorOct 1-7Dec 8-14Apr 1-74.3%
FloridaWinter visitorOct 8-14Dec 15-21Mar 8-147.1%
TexasWinter visitorOct 8-14Dec 22-31Mar 8-146.3%
ConnecticutWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 8-14Jul 8-148.9%
IowaWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 1-7Jan 15-217.1%
PennsylvaniaWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 8-14Jul 8-1411%
District of ColumbiaWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 8-14Apr 8-1420%
MarylandWinter visitorSep 15-21Dec 8-14Mar 22-3114%
New JerseyWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 8-14Apr 8-1410%
West VirginiaWinter visitorSep 15-21Dec 8-14Apr 8-149.3%
North CarolinaWinter visitorSep 22-30Dec 8-14Mar 15-2120%
TennesseeWinter visitorSep 22-30Dec 15-21Mar 22-3117%
VirginiaWinter visitorSep 22-30Dec 8-14Apr 1-717%
LouisianaWinter visitorSep 22-30Dec 22-31Mar 8-1413%
ArkansasWinter visitorSep 22-30Dec 15-21Apr 1-712%
DelawareWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 8-14Apr 1-79.3%
KentuckyWinter visitorSep 22-30Dec 8-14Apr 8-149.3%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 8-14Apr 15-214.1%
NebraskaWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 8-14Feb 22-281.3%

Passes through: Illinois

Summer visitor in: New York, Indiana, Vermont, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michigan, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Ohio