Birds in Pennsylvania in February

Percent of complete checklists in Pennsylvania that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (176,552 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal54%
2. 2Dark-eyed Junco45%
3. 3American Crow42%
4. 4Mourning Dove41%
5. 5Downy Woodpecker39%
6. 6Blue Jay38%
7. 7Tufted Titmouse37%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker36%
9. 9White-throated Sparrow35%
10. 10Song Sparrow34%
11. 11White-breasted Nuthatch34%
12. 12House Finch34%
13. 13European Starling32%
14. 14Canada Goose32%
15. 15Carolina Wren31%
16. 16House Sparrow26%
17. 17American Robin25%
18. 18American Goldfinch24%
19. 19Black-capped Chickadee21%
20. 20Mallard20%
21. 21Carolina Chickadee19%
22. 22Eastern Bluebird18%
23. 23Turkey Vulture17%
24. 24Red-tailed Hawk17%
25. 25Red-winged Blackbird16%
26. 26Hairy Woodpecker15%
27. 27Common Merganser13%
28. 28Ring-billed Gull12%
29. 29Northern Mockingbird10%
30. 30Northern Flicker10%

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

31. 31Bald Eagle9.2%
32. 32Common Grackle7.9%
33. 33Rock Pigeon7.5%
34. 34Pileated Woodpecker6.6%
35. 35Hooded Merganser5.8%
36. 36Great Blue Heron5.8%
37. 37Ring-necked Duck5.6%
38. 38American Black Duck5.5%
39. 39Belted Kingfisher5.4%
40. 40Bufflehead5.2%
41. 41Black Vulture5.0%
42. 42American Tree Sparrow5.0%
43. 43Common Raven4.4%
44. 44Fish Crow4.2%
45. 45Golden-crowned Kinglet4.2%
46. 46Brown Creeper4.1%
47. 47American Herring Gull3.9%
48. 48Cooper's Hawk3.8%
49. 49Red-shouldered Hawk3.8%
50. 50Snow Goose3.5%
51. 51Yellow-bellied Sapsucker3.3%
52. 52Gadwall3.2%
53. 53Brown-headed Cowbird3.2%
54. 54American Wigeon3.1%

55. 55Killdeer2.9%
56. 56Red-breasted Nuthatch2.7%
57. 57Redhead2.6%
58. 58Common Goldeneye2.6%
59. 59Tundra Swan2.5%
60. 60American Kestrel2.5%