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Flycatchers to pipitsSwallows
Progne subis
The purple martin is a passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It is the largest swallow in North America. They breed across the eastern United States and southeastern Canada, as well as the coastal Pacific Northwest, Baja California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Most make a brief stopover in the Yucatán Peninsula or Cuba during pre-breeding migration to North America and during post-breeding migration before reaching their overwintering sites in South America.
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Also reported at 1 private location (not shown).
Updated 12:52 PMSummer visitor · usually Feb–Sep
| Week | Checklists reporting it |
|---|---|
| Jan 1–7 | 0% |
| Jan 8–14 | 0% |
| Jan 15–21 | 0% |
| Jan 22–end | <0.1% |
| Feb 1–7 | 1.0% |
| Feb 8–14 | 1% |
| Feb 15–21 | 2% |
| Feb 22–end | 6% |
| Mar 1–7 | 10% |
| Mar 8–14 | 11% |
| Mar 15–21 | 11% |
| Mar 22–end | 13% |
| Apr 1–7 | 15% |
| Apr 8–14 | 19% |
| Apr 15–21 | 21% |
| Apr 22–end | 25% |
| May 1–7 | 27% |
| May 8–14 | 25% |
| May 15–21 | 21% |
| May 22–end | 17% |
| Jun 1–7 | 17% |
| Jun 8–14 | 19% |
| Jun 15–21 | 22% |
| Jun 22–end | 26% |
| Jul 1–7 | 26% |
| Jul 8–14 | 28% |
| Jul 15–21 | 28% |
| Jul 22–end | 24% |
| Aug 1–7 | 19% |
| Aug 8–14 | 15% |
| Aug 15–21 | 10% |
| Aug 22–end | 5% |
| Sep 1–7 | 2% |
| Sep 8–14 | 2% |
| Sep 15–21 | 1% |
| Sep 22–end | 0.2% |
| Oct 1–7 | <0.1% |
| Oct 8–14 | <0.1% |
| Oct 15–21 | 0% |
| Oct 22–end (now) | 0% |
| Nov 1–7 | 0% |
| Nov 8–14 | 0% |
| Nov 15–21 | 0% |
| Nov 22–end | 0% |
| Dec 1–7 | 0% |
| Dec 8–14 | 0% |
| Dec 15–21 | 0% |
| Dec 22–end | 0% |
Share of complete checklists at each hotspot that reported it (2016–2026). Hotspots with fewer than 15 checklists are left out, and the order discounts small samples, so a hotspot with few checklists can sit below one with a lower share.
From the eBird Basic Dataset (Sep-2026), complete checklists only.