Birds in Maine in February

Percent of complete checklists in Maine that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (44,709 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee55%
2. 2American Crow51%
3. 3Blue Jay32%
4. 4American Herring Gull32%
5. 5White-breasted Nuthatch30%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse29%
7. 7Downy Woodpecker27%
8. 8American Goldfinch26%
9. 9Northern Cardinal26%
10. 10Mourning Dove25%
11. 11Dark-eyed Junco22%
12. 12Hairy Woodpecker20%
13. 13Mallard18%
14. 14Common Loon17%
15. 15Red-breasted Nuthatch16%
16. 16American Black Duck16%
17. 17Bufflehead16%
18. 18Common Goldeneye16%
19. 19Red-breasted Merganser15%
20. 20Common Eider15%
21. 21European Starling14%
22. 22House Finch13%
23. 23Ring-billed Gull13%
24. 24Eastern Bluebird13%
25. 25American Robin13%
26. 26Long-tailed Duck13%
27. 27Canada Goose12%
28. 28House Sparrow11%
29. 29Bald Eagle11%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of May
• Purple Finchfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks early May
• Eastern Bluebirdfirst arrivals early February, peaks late March
• Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of April
• Red-bellied Woodpeckerfirst arrivals early February, peaks the second week of May
• Ring-necked Duckfirst arrivals late February, peaks early April

• Ring-necked Duckmost gone by early February
• Cooper's Hawkmost gone by late February

30. 30Red-bellied Woodpecker8.9%
31. 31Rock Pigeon8.8%
32. 32Common Raven8.5%
33. 33American Tree Sparrow8.2%
34. 34White-throated Sparrow8.1%
35. 35Great Black-backed Gull7.8%
36. 36Black Scoter7.2%
37. 37Song Sparrow6.6%
38. 38Surf Scoter6.4%
39. 39White-winged Scoter5.4%
40. 40Red-tailed Hawk5.2%
41. 41Brown Creeper5.1%
42. 42Pileated Woodpecker4.9%
43. 43Horned Grebe4.8%
44. 44Common Merganser4.4%
45. 45Black Guillemot4.1%
46. 46Wild Turkey3.9%
47. 47Carolina Wren3.6%
48. 48Great Cormorant3.6%
49. 49Hooded Merganser3.5%
50. 50Pine Siskin3.4%
51. 51Golden-crowned Kinglet3.2%
52. 52Harlequin Duck3.1%

53. 53Northern Mockingbird3.0%
54. 54Purple Finch2.6%
55. 55Red-necked Grebe2.5%
56. 56Cedar Waxwing1.9%
57. 57Redpoll1.9%
58. 58Red-winged Blackbird1.8%
59. 59Cooper's Hawk1.6%
60. 60Purple Sandpiper1.5%