Birds in Maryland in February

Percent of complete checklists in Maryland that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (95,926 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal60%
2. 2White-throated Sparrow48%
3. 3Carolina Wren47%
4. 4American Crow44%
5. 5Carolina Chickadee42%
6. 6Tufted Titmouse41%
7. 7Mourning Dove40%
8. 8Canada Goose40%
9. 9Dark-eyed Junco40%
10. 10Downy Woodpecker38%
11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker38%
12. 12Blue Jay36%
13. 13Song Sparrow36%
14. 14White-breasted Nuthatch31%
15. 15Turkey Vulture31%
16. 16House Finch31%
17. 17European Starling31%
18. 18American Robin31%
19. 19Eastern Bluebird27%
20. 20Mallard26%
21. 21Red-winged Blackbird26%
22. 22House Sparrow26%
23. 23Ring-billed Gull25%
24. 24Northern Mockingbird22%
25. 25American Goldfinch21%
26. 26Bufflehead17%
27. 27Bald Eagle17%
28. 28Northern Flicker16%
29. 29Red-shouldered Hawk15%
30. 30Black Vulture15%
31. 31Fish Crow14%
32. 32Common Grackle14%
33. 33Great Blue Heron13%
34. 34Hooded Merganser12%
35. 35Pileated Woodpecker11%
36. 36American Herring Gull11%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks late April
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of October
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals late February, peaks late April
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals early February, peaks early April
• Killdeerfirst arrivals early February, peaks mid August
• Pine Warblerfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• Eastern Meadowlarkfirst arrivals mid February, peaks early June
• Red-headed Woodpeckerfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of September

• Pine Siskinmost gone by late February

37. 37Hairy Woodpecker9.9%
38. 38Ring-necked Duck9.7%
39. 39Belted Kingfisher9.0%
40. 40Common Merganser8.3%
41. 41Red-tailed Hawk8.2%
42. 42Yellow-rumped Warbler8.0%
43. 43Eastern Towhee7.1%
44. 44Ruddy Duck6.8%
45. 45Double-crested Cormorant6.7%
46. 46Lesser Scaup6.5%
47. 47Yellow-bellied Sapsucker6.3%
48. 48Brown-headed Cowbird6.3%
49. 49American Black Duck6.0%
50. 50Rock Pigeon5.8%
51. 51Great Black-backed Gull5.7%
52. 52Tundra Swan5.7%
53. 53Swamp Sparrow5.7%
54. 54Gadwall5.4%
55. 55Hermit Thrush5.4%
56. 56Brown Creeper5.2%
57. 57Canvasback5.1%
58. 58Ruby-crowned Kinglet4.8%
59. 59American Wigeon4.4%
60. 60Golden-crowned Kinglet4.4%