Migration

Junco Migration Map 2027: Arrival Dates by State

Junco arrival runs from the second week of February in Wyoming to late September in Rhode Island, across 49 states with enough data. Dates are typical for 2016-2025, not a forecast for 2027.

State	Main species	First arrivals	Peak	Most gone by
Wyoming	Dark-eyed Junco	Feb 8-14	Apr 8-14	Apr 15-21
Montana	Dark-eyed Junco	Feb 22-28	Mar 22-31	Apr 15-21
Alaska	Dark-eyed Junco	Apr 22-30	May 8-14	Jul 15-21
District of Columbia	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 1-7	Mar 22-31	Apr 22-30
Indiana	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 1-7	Dec 1-7	Apr 22-30
Iowa	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 1-7	Nov 1-7	Apr 22-30
Nebraska	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 1-7	Jan 1-7	Apr 15-21
New Jersey	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 1-7	Dec 8-14	Apr 22-30
Ohio	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 1-7	Dec 8-14	Apr 22-30
Pennsylvania	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 1-7	Dec 8-14	Apr 22-30
Arizona	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Nov 1-7	Mar 15-21
Colorado	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Dec 8-14	Apr 1-7
Delaware	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Dec 8-14	Apr 15-21
Idaho	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Dec 8-14	Mar 22-31
Kansas	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Dec 1-7	Apr 15-21
Kentucky	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Jan 8-14	Apr 15-21
Maine	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Nov 1-7	Apr 15-21
Maryland	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Dec 8-14	Apr 15-21
Missouri	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Feb 8-14	Apr 15-21
New Hampshire	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Feb 8-14	Apr 15-21
New Mexico	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Dec 22-31	Mar 22-31
Oklahoma	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Feb 8-14	Apr 8-14
Oregon	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Dec 8-14	Apr 8-14
South Dakota	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Oct 22-31	Apr 8-14
Utah	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Dec 8-14	Mar 22-31
Vermont	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Feb 8-14	Apr 22-30
Virginia	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 8-14	Dec 8-14	Apr 15-21
Arkansas	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 15-21	Feb 15-21	Apr 8-14
Nevada	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 15-21	Dec 8-14	Mar 15-21
New York	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 15-21	Nov 8-14	Apr 15-21
Tennessee	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 15-21	Jan 8-14	Apr 15-21
Texas	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 15-21	Feb 8-14	Apr 1-7
Alabama	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 22-31	Feb 15-21	Apr 8-14
Georgia	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 22-31	Feb 8-14	Apr 8-14
Louisiana	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 22-31	Feb 8-14	Mar 22-31
Mississippi	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 22-31	Feb 8-14	Apr 1-7
South Carolina	Dark-eyed Junco	Oct 22-31	Feb 8-14	Apr 8-14
West Virginia	Dark-eyed Junco	Nov 1-7	Jan 15-21	Apr 1-7
North Carolina	Dark-eyed Junco	Nov 8-14	Feb 15-21	Mar 22-31
Minnesota	Dark-eyed Junco	Sep 15-21	Oct 22-31	May 1-7
North Dakota	Dark-eyed Junco	Sep 15-21	Oct 15-21	May 8-14
Wisconsin	Dark-eyed Junco	Sep 15-21	Nov 1-7	May 1-7
Connecticut	Dark-eyed Junco	Sep 22-30	Dec 8-14	Apr 22-30
Illinois	Dark-eyed Junco	Sep 22-30	Nov 8-14	Apr 22-30
Massachusetts	Dark-eyed Junco	Sep 22-30	Dec 8-14	May 1-7
Michigan	Dark-eyed Junco	Sep 22-30	Feb 8-14	May 1-7
Rhode Island	Dark-eyed Junco	Sep 22-30	Nov 22-30	Apr 22-30
California	Dark-eyed Junco	year-round	Mar 8-14	–
Washington	Dark-eyed Junco	year-round	Mar 8-14	–

First arrivals = first week reports reach 10% of the usual in-season rate; for several species the earliest of them. Most gone by = last week at half that rate. Definitions.