Birds in South Dakota in February

Percent of complete checklists in South Dakota that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (4,572 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee35%
2. 2Dark-eyed Junco35%
3. 3Downy Woodpecker34%
4. 4House Sparrow33%
5. 5Canada Goose26%
6. 6White-breasted Nuthatch25%
7. 7House Finch24%
8. 8American Goldfinch23%
9. 9Blue Jay20%
10. 10Hairy Woodpecker20%
11. 11Eurasian Collared-Dove19%
12. 12European Starling18%
13. 13Mallard17%
14. 14Bald Eagle16%
15. 15Northern Cardinal15%
16. 16American Crow14%
17. 17American Robin13%
18. 18Red-breasted Nuthatch13%
19. 19Red-bellied Woodpecker11%
20. 20Common Goldeneye11%
21. 21Pine Siskin11%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of May
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals late February, peaks mid March
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals late February, peaks early April
• Green-winged Tealfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• Greater White-fronted Goosefirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks the second week of March
• Canvasbackfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late March
• Horned Larkfirst arrivals early February, peaks early March
• Northern Harrierfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks the second week of April
• American Kestrelfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• Ross's Goosefirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of March

• Red-breasted Nuthatchmost gone by mid February
• Red-bellied Woodpeckermost gone by late February
• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of February

22. 22Common Merganser9.7%
23. 23American Tree Sparrow9.7%
24. 24Rock Pigeon8.5%
25. 25Red-tailed Hawk8.4%
26. 26Northern Flicker8.4%
27. 27Ring-necked Pheasant7.9%
28. 28Horned Lark7.0%
29. 29Bufflehead5.9%
30. 30Purple Finch5.8%
31. 31Redhead5.4%
32. 32Ring-necked Duck4.8%
33. 33Cedar Waxwing4.5%
34. 34Gadwall4.5%
35. 35Wild Turkey4.4%
36. 36Snow Goose4.1%
37. 37American Coot4.0%
38. 38Rough-legged Hawk3.9%
39. 39Cackling Goose3.8%
40. 40Redpoll3.5%
41. 41Great Horned Owl3.3%
42. 42Red-winged Blackbird3.2%

43. 43American Wigeon3.0%
44. 44Greater White-fronted Goose3.0%
45. 45Brown Creeper2.8%
46. 46Northern Pintail2.4%
47. 47Hooded Merganser2.4%
48. 48Sharp-shinned Hawk2.3%
49. 49Townsend's Solitaire2.3%
50. 50Black-billed Magpie2.2%
51. 51Lesser Scaup2.0%
52. 52Golden Eagle1.9%
53. 53Mourning Dove1.5%
54. 54Belted Kingfisher1.5%
55. 55Ring-billed Gull1.5%
56. 56American Herring Gull1.5%
57. 57Lapland Longspur1.5%
58. 58Great Blue Heron1.5%
59. 59Sharp-tailed Grouse1.4%
60. 60Red-breasted Merganser1.3%