Birds in Kentucky in February

Percent of complete checklists in Kentucky that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (25,110 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal67%
2. 2Carolina Chickadee48%
3. 3American Robin48%
4. 4Mourning Dove47%
5. 5Tufted Titmouse45%
6. 6Blue Jay43%
7. 7European Starling42%
8. 8American Crow41%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker40%
10. 10Downy Woodpecker40%
11. 11Song Sparrow39%
12. 12Carolina Wren37%
13. 13House Finch35%
14. 14White-throated Sparrow33%
15. 15Dark-eyed Junco31%
16. 16Canada Goose31%
17. 17American Goldfinch30%
18. 18White-breasted Nuthatch26%
19. 19Northern Mockingbird23%
20. 20Turkey Vulture23%
21. 21Mallard22%
22. 22Red-winged Blackbird22%
23. 23House Sparrow21%
24. 24Eastern Bluebird16%
25. 25Eastern Towhee16%
26. 26Killdeer15%
27. 27Red-tailed Hawk14%
28. 28Common Grackle14%
29. 29Black Vulture14%
30. 30Northern Flicker13%
31. 31Great Blue Heron12%
32. 32Red-shouldered Hawk11%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals mid February, peaks late September
• Eastern Meadowlarkfirst arrivals late February, peaks early April
• Double-crested Cormorantfirst arrivals late February, peaks late August
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late March
• Wild Turkeyfirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid April
• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid April
• Wilson's Snipefirst arrivals late February, peaks mid March
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April

• American Kestrelmost gone by the second week of February
• Common Loonmost gone by early February

33. 33Yellow-rumped Warbler9.2%
34. 34American Kestrel8.8%
35. 35Ring-billed Gull8.6%
36. 36Pileated Woodpecker8.5%
37. 37Hairy Woodpecker7.7%
38. 38Eastern Meadowlark7.6%
39. 39Belted Kingfisher7.6%
40. 40White-crowned Sparrow6.8%
41. 41Bald Eagle6.0%
42. 42Purple Finch5.7%
43. 43Brown-headed Cowbird5.7%
44. 44Hooded Merganser5.6%
45. 45Gadwall5.5%
46. 46Golden-crowned Kinglet5.5%
47. 47Field Sparrow5.3%
48. 48Ring-necked Duck5.0%
49. 49Bufflehead4.9%
50. 50Pied-billed Grebe4.9%
51. 51Rock Pigeon4.9%
52. 52Lesser Scaup4.5%
53. 53Northern Shoveler4.5%
54. 54Brown Creeper4.5%
55. 55Cooper's Hawk4.4%
56. 56Redhead4.3%
57. 57Swamp Sparrow4.2%
58. 58Yellow-bellied Sapsucker3.6%
59. 59Green-winged Teal3.6%
60. 60American Coot3.5%