Birds in Rhode Island in February

Percent of complete checklists in Rhode Island that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (14,175 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee41%
2. 2Song Sparrow40%
3. 3American Herring Gull39%
4. 4Canada Goose39%
5. 5Northern Cardinal37%
6. 6American Crow32%
7. 7American Robin31%
8. 8Tufted Titmouse31%
9. 9Blue Jay31%
10. 10Carolina Wren29%
11. 11Mallard27%
12. 12Red-breasted Merganser27%
13. 13Downy Woodpecker26%
14. 14White-throated Sparrow26%
15. 15Bufflehead26%
16. 16Dark-eyed Junco25%
17. 17Ring-billed Gull25%
18. 18Mourning Dove25%
19. 19House Sparrow24%
20. 20White-breasted Nuthatch24%
21. 21American Black Duck21%
22. 22European Starling21%
23. 23House Finch20%
24. 24Great Black-backed Gull19%
25. 25Common Goldeneye18%
26. 26Common Loon17%
27. 27Red-bellied Woodpecker17%
28. 28Hooded Merganser16%
29. 29Mute Swan15%
30. 30Common Eider15%
31. 31American Goldfinch14%
32. 32Red-winged Blackbird13%
33. 33Red-tailed Hawk12%
34. 34Northern Mockingbird12%
35. 35Black Scoter12%
36. 36Brant11%
37. 37Great Cormorant11%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late April
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals early February, peaks the second week of June
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks late April
• Killdeerfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks late July
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals mid February, peaks early April
• Wild Turkeyfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks the second week of May
• American Woodcockfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of March

• Sharp-shinned Hawkmost gone by early February
• Snow Buntingmost gone by the second week of February
• Dunlinmost gone by early February
• Bonaparte's Gullmost gone by the second week of February
• Peregrine Falconmost gone by early February

38. 38Northern Flicker9.9%
39. 39Horned Grebe9.8%
40. 40Greater Scaup9.4%
41. 41Common Grackle8.7%
42. 42Common Merganser8.0%
43. 43Great Blue Heron7.8%
44. 44Surf Scoter7.5%
45. 45American Wigeon7.0%
46. 46Harlequin Duck6.8%
47. 47Northern Harrier6.5%
48. 48Gadwall6.4%
49. 49Hairy Woodpecker6.3%
50. 50Golden-crowned Kinglet6.0%
51. 51Rock Pigeon5.5%
52. 52Eastern Bluebird5.1%
53. 53Red-throated Loon5.0%
54. 54Yellow-rumped Warbler4.8%
55. 55White-winged Scoter4.8%
56. 56Turkey Vulture4.7%
57. 57American Tree Sparrow4.7%
58. 58Belted Kingfisher4.6%
59. 59Gray Catbird4.4%
60. 60Ring-necked Duck4.3%