Birds in Alaska in February

Percent of complete checklists in Alaska that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (12,035 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Common Raven52%
2. 2Black-capped Chickadee35%
3. 3Bald Eagle35%
4. 4Black-billed Magpie31%
5. 5Redpoll26%
6. 6Mallard24%
7. 7Red-breasted Nuthatch23%
8. 8Glaucous-winged Gull21%
9. 9Bufflehead16%
10. 10American Crow16%
11. 11Common Goldeneye16%
12. 12Boreal Chickadee15%
13. 13Short-billed Gull14%
14. 14Common Merganser14%
15. 15Dark-eyed Junco13%
16. 16Red-breasted Merganser12%
17. 17Harlequin Duck12%
18. 18Pine Grosbeak12%
19. 19Barrow's Goldeneye11%
20. 20Downy Woodpecker11%

• Black-legged Kittiwakefirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of September
• Pine Siskinfirst arrivals early February, peaks late March

• Chestnut-backed Chickadeemost gone by mid February
• Pacific Loonmost gone by late February
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by early February

21. 21Pine Siskin10%
22. 22Steller's Jay9.7%
23. 23Chestnut-backed Chickadee9.6%
24. 24Pelagic Cormorant9.4%
25. 25Hairy Woodpecker9.1%
26. 26Surf Scoter8.6%
27. 27Rock Pigeon8.5%
28. 28Song Sparrow8.3%
29. 29Long-tailed Duck7.8%
30. 30European Starling7.1%
31. 31White-winged Crossbill7.0%
32. 32Horned Grebe7.0%
33. 33Bohemian Waxwing6.3%
34. 34Greater Scaup6.3%
35. 35Common Loon5.5%
36. 36Golden-crowned Kinglet5.4%
37. 37White-winged Scoter5.3%
38. 38Canada Jay5.3%
39. 39Black Scoter5.2%
40. 40Canada Goose5.1%
41. 41Marbled Murrelet4.7%
42. 42Varied Thrush4.6%
43. 43Belted Kingfisher4.2%
44. 44American Wigeon3.5%
45. 45American Dipper3.5%
46. 46Red Crossbill3.5%
47. 47Trumpeter Swan3.4%
48. 48Brown Creeper3.3%
49. 49Great Blue Heron3.1%

50. 50American Robin2.9%
51. 51Pacific Wren2.8%
52. 52Red-necked Grebe2.7%
53. 53Pacific Loon2.6%
54. 54Pigeon Guillemot2.6%
55. 55Double-crested Cormorant2.5%
56. 56Common Murre2.4%
57. 57Northern Shrike2.3%
58. 58Gadwall2.3%
59. 59Snow Bunting1.9%
60. 60Rock Sandpiper1.8%