Birds in New York in February

Percent of complete checklists in New York that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (208,599 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal44%
2. 2Black-capped Chickadee44%
3. 3Blue Jay39%
4. 4American Crow37%
5. 5Downy Woodpecker36%
6. 6Dark-eyed Junco35%
7. 7Canada Goose33%
8. 8Mourning Dove32%
9. 9Tufted Titmouse31%
10. 10European Starling31%
11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch30%
12. 12House Sparrow29%
13. 13Red-bellied Woodpecker28%
14. 14Mallard26%
15. 15White-throated Sparrow26%
16. 16Ring-billed Gull23%
17. 17American Goldfinch23%
18. 18American Herring Gull20%
19. 19House Finch19%
20. 20American Robin19%
21. 21Song Sparrow17%
22. 22Red-tailed Hawk15%
23. 23Carolina Wren15%
24. 24Hairy Woodpecker15%
25. 25Rock Pigeon14%
26. 26Great Black-backed Gull12%
27. 27Red-winged Blackbird12%
28. 28American Tree Sparrow12%
29. 29Bufflehead11%
30. 30American Black Duck11%
31. 31Common Merganser11%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals early February, peaks early May
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals late February, peaks mid March
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks the second week of May
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late April
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• Killdeerfirst arrivals mid February, peaks early August
• Wild Turkeyfirst arrivals early February, peaks late April
• Rusty Blackbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April

• Bonaparte's Gullmost gone by early February
• Sanderlingmost gone by late February

32. 32Red-breasted Merganser9.5%
33. 33Bald Eagle9.3%
34. 34Northern Mockingbird9.0%
35. 35Hooded Merganser8.7%
36. 36Mute Swan7.9%
37. 37Common Goldeneye7.9%
38. 38Common Grackle6.9%
39. 39Red-breasted Nuthatch6.8%
40. 40Eastern Bluebird6.6%
41. 41Long-tailed Duck5.7%
42. 42Common Raven5.6%
43. 43Greater Scaup5.5%
44. 44Northern Flicker5.1%
45. 45Brant5.0%
46. 46Gadwall4.9%
47. 47Pileated Woodpecker4.5%
48. 48Redhead4.3%
49. 49Ring-necked Duck4.2%
50. 50Common Loon4.2%
51. 51Great Blue Heron4.1%
52. 52Cooper's Hawk3.9%
53. 53Ruddy Duck3.9%
54. 54American Coot3.7%
55. 55Northern Shoveler3.7%
56. 56Turkey Vulture3.7%
57. 57Fish Crow3.5%
58. 58Double-crested Cormorant3.4%
59. 59Lesser Scaup3.4%
60. 60American Wigeon3.3%