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Setophaga coronata · Parulidae

Yellow-rumped Warbler: When and Where to See It

Adult Yellow-rumped Warbler
Photo: Jonathan Eisen, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Yellow-rumped Warbler reaches New York first, around mid August, and Louisiana 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%10%20%30%40%Jan 1-7: 18% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 19% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 20% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 20% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 20% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 19% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 18% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 19% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 18% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 17% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 17% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 15% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 15% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 17% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 21% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 24% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 26% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 20% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 11% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 5.4% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 4.2% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 4.0% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 4.3% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 4.2% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 3.8% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 3.4% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 2.8% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 2.2% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 1.9% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 2.1% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 2.4% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 3.0% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 3.9% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 5.4% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 8.2% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 16% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 24% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 29% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 30% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 26% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 22% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 20% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 19% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 20% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 19% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 19% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 20% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 21% 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 %
ColoradoSummer visitorMar 15-21May 1-7Oct 22-3132%
OregonAll year, most in springMar 22-31Apr 15-21May 1-733%
MichiganSummer visitorMar 22-31May 1-7Nov 1-728%
South DakotaSummer visitorApr 1-7May 1-7Oct 22-3126%
WyomingSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 8-1431%
WashingtonAll year, most in springApr 8-14Apr 22-30May 8-1430%
AlaskaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 1-736%
MontanaSummer visitorApr 15-21Sep 22-30Oct 8-1433%
North DakotaSummer visitorAug 22-31Sep 22-30Oct 15-2142%
OhioSummer visitorSep 1-7May 1-7May 22-3132%
New MexicoAll year, most in fallSep 8-14Oct 1-7Nov 1-735%
IdahoAll year, most in fallSep 8-14Sep 22-30Oct 8-1431%
District of ColumbiaSummer visitorSep 15-21Apr 22-30May 15-2150%
UtahAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 1-7Oct 15-2128%
ArkansasSummer visitorSep 22-30Apr 8-14May 1-729%
North CarolinaWinter visitorOct 1-7Mar 8-14May 1-738%
LouisianaWinter visitorOct 8-14Dec 22-31Apr 1-755%
South CarolinaWinter visitorOct 8-14Mar 1-7Apr 15-2150%
AlabamaWinter visitorOct 8-14Mar 1-7Apr 15-2145%
GeorgiaWinter visitorOct 8-14Mar 8-14Apr 22-3044%
MississippiWinter visitorOct 8-14Mar 8-14Apr 8-1444%
TexasWinter visitorOct 8-14Jan 22-31Apr 1-740%
FloridaWinter visitorOct 15-21Feb 15-21Mar 22-3148%
WisconsinWinter visitorMar 22-31Oct 1-7Nov 1-738%
MinnesotaWinter visitorApr 1-7Oct 1-7Oct 22-3142%
New HampshireWinter visitorApr 1-7Oct 8-14Nov 1-740%
MaineWinter visitorApr 8-14Oct 8-14Nov 1-735%
VermontWinter visitorApr 8-14Oct 1-7Oct 22-3133%
New YorkWinter visitorAug 15-21Oct 8-14Jul 8-1435%
ArizonaWinter visitorAug 22-31Nov 1-7May 1-744%
IllinoisWinter visitorAug 22-31Oct 8-14May 22-3144%
ConnecticutWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 8-14May 22-3140%
IowaWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 8-14Dec 22-3142%
IndianaWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 8-14May 15-2137%
MassachusettsWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 8-14May 22-3135%
NebraskaWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 8-14Jan 8-1428%
PennsylvaniaWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 15-21May 22-3125%
West VirginiaWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 15-21May 22-3124%
New JerseyWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 15-21May 15-2155%
Rhode IslandWinter visitorSep 8-14Oct 15-21May 15-2142%
CaliforniaWinter visitorSep 15-21Dec 8-14Apr 15-2155%
DelawareWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21May 8-1443%
KentuckyWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21May 8-1435%
MissouriWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21May 8-1434%
KansasWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21May 8-1431%
MarylandWinter visitorSep 15-21Oct 15-21May 15-2131%
TennesseeWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31May 1-735%
VirginiaWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31May 8-1437%
OklahomaWinter visitorSep 22-30Oct 22-31May 1-724%
NevadaYear-round–Oct 8-14–50%

Winter visitor in: North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont

Passes through: Oregon, Washington

Summer visitor in: Colorado, Michigan, South Dakota, Wyoming, Alaska, Ohio, District of Columbia, Arkansas, Montana