Birds in North Carolina in February

Percent of complete checklists in North Carolina that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (121,848 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal62%
2. 2Carolina Chickadee55%
3. 3Carolina Wren53%
4. 4Tufted Titmouse51%
5. 5American Crow46%
6. 6Eastern Bluebird41%
7. 7Mourning Dove41%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker40%
9. 9American Robin38%
10. 10White-throated Sparrow37%
11. 11Yellow-rumped Warbler36%
12. 12Downy Woodpecker36%
13. 13Song Sparrow34%
14. 14House Finch34%
15. 15Blue Jay33%
16. 16Dark-eyed Junco30%
17. 17Eastern Towhee28%
18. 18American Goldfinch27%
19. 19Northern Mockingbird26%
20. 20Pine Warbler26%
21. 21White-breasted Nuthatch25%
22. 22Turkey Vulture23%
23. 23Canada Goose22%
24. 24Brown-headed Nuthatch20%
25. 25Ruby-crowned Kinglet18%
26. 26Red-shouldered Hawk17%
27. 27Chipping Sparrow16%
28. 28Mallard15%
29. 29Great Blue Heron15%
30. 30Double-crested Cormorant14%
31. 31Eastern Phoebe14%
32. 32Ring-billed Gull14%
33. 33Red-winged Blackbird14%
34. 34Northern Flicker14%
35. 35European Starling14%
36. 36Common Grackle11%
37. 37Brown Thrasher11%
38. 38Yellow-bellied Sapsucker10%
39. 39Killdeer10%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late April
• Ospreyfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of August
• Laughing Gullfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of August
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late April
• Wild Turkeyfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks the second week of April
• Common Ravenfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid September

• Tundra Swanmost gone by mid February
• Snowy Egretmost gone by early February
• White Ibismost gone by early February
• Tricolored Heronmost gone by the second week of February
• Common Ravenmost gone by the second week of February
• Northern Pintailmost gone by late February
• Ruddy Turnstonemost gone by the second week of February
• Black-bellied Plovermost gone by early February
• Greater Yellowlegsmost gone by the second week of February

40. 40Golden-crowned Kinglet9.1%
41. 41Pileated Woodpecker9.0%
42. 42Hermit Thrush8.6%
43. 43Belted Kingfisher8.4%
44. 44Red-tailed Hawk7.7%
45. 45Fish Crow7.7%
46. 46Pied-billed Grebe7.6%
47. 47Black Vulture7.4%
48. 48Bufflehead7.0%
49. 49Hooded Merganser6.8%
50. 50House Sparrow6.3%
51. 51Swamp Sparrow6.1%
52. 52Hairy Woodpecker5.9%
53. 53Bald Eagle5.8%
54. 54Ruddy Duck5.5%
55. 55Brown-headed Cowbird5.4%
56. 56Pine Siskin5.1%
57. 57American Herring Gull4.9%
58. 58Brown Pelican4.7%
59. 59Purple Finch4.6%
60. 60Field Sparrow4.5%