Birds in California in February

Percent of complete checklists in California that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (348,717 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1House Finch49%
2. 2Yellow-rumped Warbler47%
3. 3Anna's Hummingbird45%
4. 4White-crowned Sparrow44%
5. 5American Crow44%
6. 6Black Phoebe43%
7. 7Mourning Dove32%
8. 8California Scrub-Jay32%
9. 9California Towhee29%
10. 10Lesser Goldfinch29%
11. 11Common Raven29%
12. 12Red-tailed Hawk29%
13. 13Mallard28%
14. 14Song Sparrow28%
15. 15Dark-eyed Junco27%
16. 16Ruby-crowned Kinglet26%
17. 17Turkey Vulture26%
18. 18American Coot25%
19. 19Bushtit22%
20. 20Canada Goose21%
21. 21American Robin21%
22. 22European Starling21%
23. 23Spotted Towhee20%
24. 24Northern Mockingbird20%
25. 25Bewick's Wren20%
26. 26Golden-crowned Sparrow20%
27. 27Double-crested Cormorant19%
28. 28Western Bluebird18%
29. 29Northern Flicker18%
30. 30Oak Titmouse18%
31. 31Nuttall's Woodpecker18%
32. 32Bufflehead17%
33. 33Great Egret17%
34. 34Red-shouldered Hawk16%
35. 35Acorn Woodpecker16%
36. 36Western Gull16%
37. 37Red-winged Blackbird15%
38. 38Ruddy Duck15%
39. 39Snowy Egret14%
40. 40House Sparrow14%
41. 41American Wigeon13%
42. 42Great Blue Heron13%
43. 43Eurasian Collared-Dove13%
44. 44Allen's Hummingbird13%
45. 45California Gull13%
46. 46Rock Pigeon13%
47. 47Pied-billed Grebe13%
48. 48Say's Phoebe13%
49. 49Ring-billed Gull12%
50. 50Chestnut-backed Chickadee12%
51. 51Killdeer11%
52. 52Northern Shoveler11%
53. 53Hermit Thrush10%
54. 54American Kestrel10%

• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late May
• Violet-green Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late May
• Northern Rough-winged Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late April
• Scaly-breasted Muniafirst arrivals early February, peaks late September
• Wild Turkeyfirst arrivals early February, peaks the second week of April

• Northern Flickermost gone by the second week of February
• American Kestrelmost gone by mid February
• Savannah Sparrowmost gone by early February
• Semipalmated Plovermost gone by late February
• Bonaparte's Gullmost gone by the second week of February

55. 55White-breasted Nuthatch9.8%
56. 56Western Meadowlark9.4%
57. 57Orange-crowned Warbler8.8%
58. 58Brewer's Blackbird8.6%
59. 59Tree Swallow8.0%
60. 60Cassin's Kingbird8.0%