Birds in Michigan in February

Percent of complete checklists in Michigan that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (114,356 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee55%
2. 2Northern Cardinal47%
3. 3Downy Woodpecker44%
4. 4Blue Jay41%
5. 5Dark-eyed Junco41%
6. 6White-breasted Nuthatch40%
7. 7American Crow38%
8. 8Mourning Dove37%
9. 9Red-bellied Woodpecker35%
10. 10Tufted Titmouse34%
11. 11American Goldfinch31%
12. 12House Sparrow31%
13. 13Canada Goose27%
14. 14House Finch27%
15. 15European Starling26%
16. 16Mallard24%
17. 17American Tree Sparrow20%
18. 18American Robin19%
19. 19Hairy Woodpecker19%
20. 20Common Goldeneye12%
21. 21Red-tailed Hawk12%
22. 22Red-breasted Nuthatch12%
23. 23Mute Swan11%
24. 24Red-winged Blackbird10%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks early May
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals late February, peaks late March
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of May
• Turkey Vulturefirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April
• Killdeerfirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid April
• Sandhill Cranefirst arrivals late February, peaks late March
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April
• Mute Swanfirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid March
• Northern Shovelerfirst arrivals late February, peaks early April
• American Wigeonfirst arrivals mid February, peaks mid March
• American Cootfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• Green-winged Tealfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April

• White-crowned Sparrowmost gone by late February
• Purple Finchmost gone by early February
• Snow Buntingmost gone by late February

25. 25Common Merganser9.7%
26. 26Eastern Bluebird9.4%
27. 27Bald Eagle9.3%
28. 28Ring-billed Gull8.3%
29. 29American Herring Gull8.2%
30. 30Pileated Woodpecker7.5%
31. 31Redhead7.0%
32. 32Carolina Wren7.0%
33. 33Sandhill Crane6.6%
34. 34Rock Pigeon6.2%
35. 35Pine Siskin6.1%
36. 36Song Sparrow6.1%
37. 37Northern Flicker6.1%
38. 38Bufflehead5.3%
39. 39Horned Lark4.9%
40. 40Hooded Merganser4.8%
41. 41White-throated Sparrow4.4%
42. 42Brown Creeper4.3%
43. 43Trumpeter Swan4.2%
44. 44Cooper's Hawk4.0%
45. 45Wild Turkey3.6%
46. 46Common Raven3.6%
47. 47Greater Scaup3.5%
48. 48Red-breasted Merganser3.5%
49. 49Redpoll3.5%
50. 50American Black Duck3.4%
51. 51Ring-necked Duck3.3%
52. 52Canvasback3.2%
53. 53Cedar Waxwing3.0%

54. 54Belted Kingfisher2.9%
55. 55Great Blue Heron2.8%
56. 56Common Grackle2.6%
57. 57Long-tailed Duck2.6%
58. 58Lesser Scaup2.5%
59. 59Gadwall2.4%
60. 60American Kestrel1.8%