Birds in District of Columbia in February

Percent of complete checklists in District of Columbia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (8,805 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal55%
2. 2American Robin55%
3. 3European Starling51%
4. 4Ring-billed Gull49%
5. 5White-throated Sparrow45%
6. 6Canada Goose45%
7. 7Blue Jay44%
8. 8American Crow44%
9. 9Song Sparrow44%
10. 10Mallard43%
11. 11House Sparrow39%
12. 12Carolina Wren39%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker34%
14. 14Mourning Dove34%
15. 15Tufted Titmouse33%
16. 16Red-bellied Woodpecker32%
17. 17Northern Mockingbird29%
18. 18Fish Crow28%
19. 19Dark-eyed Junco23%
20. 20White-breasted Nuthatch23%
21. 21Double-crested Cormorant23%
22. 22Carolina Chickadee21%
23. 23Rock Pigeon17%
24. 24Red-winged Blackbird17%
25. 25Northern Flicker15%
26. 26Common Grackle15%
27. 27Bufflehead14%
28. 28Red-shouldered Hawk14%
29. 29American Herring Gull14%
30. 30House Finch13%
31. 31Turkey Vulture12%
32. 32Lesser Scaup11%
33. 33Red-tailed Hawk11%
34. 34Bald Eagle11%
35. 35Common Merganser11%
36. 36American Goldfinch11%
37. 37Hairy Woodpecker10%
38. 38Great Blue Heron10%

• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks late April
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of October
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of July
• Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals late February, peaks late March
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals early February, peaks the second week of April
• Black Vulturefirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late March
• Killdeerfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks early August
• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• American Woodcockfirst arrivals mid February, peaks early March

• Great Black-backed Gullmost gone by the second week of February
• Purple Finchmost gone by the second week of February

39. 39Belted Kingfisher9.7%
40. 40Ruby-crowned Kinglet9.7%
41. 41Eastern Towhee9.0%
42. 42Black Vulture8.9%
43. 43Pileated Woodpecker8.2%
44. 44Eastern Bluebird7.7%
45. 45Swamp Sparrow7.4%
46. 46Yellow-bellied Sapsucker6.6%
47. 47Ring-necked Duck6.4%
48. 48Yellow-rumped Warbler5.9%
49. 49Cooper's Hawk5.8%
50. 50Hooded Merganser5.8%
51. 51Northern Shoveler5.8%
52. 52Great Black-backed Gull5.2%
53. 53Winter Wren5.0%
54. 54Hermit Thrush4.8%
55. 55Wood Duck4.7%
56. 56Pied-billed Grebe4.4%
57. 57Golden-crowned Kinglet4.3%
58. 58Fox Sparrow4.1%
59. 59American Black Duck4.0%
60. 60Merlin3.9%