Birds in Colorado
Birds in Colorado in February
The most likely birds in Colorado in February are House Finch (45%), Black-capped Chickadee (39%), and Northern Flicker (37%). 84 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Colorado that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (94,946 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
House Finch45% - 2
Black-capped Chickadee39% - 3
Northern Flicker37% - 4
Dark-eyed Junco36% - 5
Canada Goose35% - 6
Mallard31% - 7
Black-billed Magpie30% - 8
American Crow30% - 9
Red-winged Blackbird25% - 10
American Robin24% - 11
Eurasian Collared-Dove23% - 12
Red-tailed Hawk23% - 13
European Starling23% - 14
Blue Jay18% - 15
Common Goldeneye18% - 16
House Sparrow16% - 17
Downy Woodpecker16% - 18
Song Sparrow16% - 19
Ring-billed Gull15% - 20
White-breasted Nuthatch15% - 21
Common Raven15% - 22
Mountain Chickadee14% - 23
Cackling Goose13% - 24
Rock Pigeon13% - 25
Hooded Merganser12% - 26
Common Merganser12% - 27
Gadwall11% - 28
American Goldfinch11% - 29
Bald Eagle11% - 30
Spotted Towhee11% - 31
Ring-necked Duck10% - 32
White-crowned Sparrow10% - 33
American Wigeon10%
Arriving
New in FebruaryLeaving
Gone by the end of FebruaryLess common
Share of checklists- 34
Northern Shoveler9.8% - 35
Red-breasted Nuthatch9.5% - 36
American Coot9.4% - 37
American Kestrel8.7% - 38
Bufflehead8.5% - 39
Green-winged Teal8.3% - 40
Belted Kingfisher7.8% - 41
Steller's Jay7.8% - 42
Pine Siskin7.8% - 43
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay7.3% - 44
Bushtit6.7% - 45
Townsend's Solitaire6.1% - 46
Pygmy Nuthatch6.0% - 47
Redhead5.7% - 48
Hairy Woodpecker5.5% - 49
Mourning Dove5.4% - 50
Great Blue Heron5.4% - 51
Lesser Scaup5.1% - 52
American Tree Sparrow4.9% - 53Northern Harrier4.5%
- 54
Western Meadowlark4.4% - 55
Great Horned Owl3.1% - 56
Cassin's Finch3.1% - 57
Northern Pintail3.1%
Rare but possible
Under 3% of checklists- 58
Horned Lark3.0% - 59
Canvasback2.9% - 60
Brown Creeper2.9%