Birds in Washington in February

Percent of complete checklists in Washington that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (131,245 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Dark-eyed Junco50%
2. 2Song Sparrow48%
3. 3American Crow46%
4. 4American Robin41%
5. 5Black-capped Chickadee41%
6. 6Spotted Towhee35%
7. 7Mallard35%
8. 8Anna's Hummingbird33%
9. 9Northern Flicker32%
10. 10Bufflehead29%
11. 11Bald Eagle27%
12. 12House Finch26%
13. 13European Starling25%
14. 14Canada Goose24%
15. 15Red-winged Blackbird23%
16. 16Chestnut-backed Chickadee20%
17. 17Steller's Jay20%
18. 18Double-crested Cormorant19%
19. 19Glaucous-winged Gull19%
20. 20American Wigeon19%
21. 21Bewick's Wren18%
22. 22Red-breasted Nuthatch18%
23. 23Common Goldeneye18%
24. 24Great Blue Heron17%
25. 25Red-tailed Hawk16%
26. 26Golden-crowned Sparrow16%
27. 27Common Raven15%
28. 28Ruby-crowned Kinglet14%
29. 29Golden-crowned Kinglet13%
30. 30House Sparrow13%
31. 31Common Merganser12%
32. 32Varied Thrush12%
33. 33Green-winged Teal12%
34. 34Ring-necked Duck11%
35. 35Pine Siskin11%
36. 36American Coot11%
37. 37Downy Woodpecker11%
38. 38Pacific Wren10%
39. 39Gadwall10%

• American Robinfirst arrivals late February, peaks early June
• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals mid February, peaks early May
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals mid February, peaks late March
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid May
• Red Crossbillfirst arrivals late February, peaks late July
• Rhinoceros Aukletfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid July
• Virginia Railfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late April

• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by early February
• Semipalmated Plovermost gone by early February
• Common Murremost gone by early February

40. 40Rock Pigeon9.9%
41. 41Hooded Merganser9.9%
42. 42Short-billed Gull9.7%
43. 43Horned Grebe9.6%
44. 44Pied-billed Grebe9.6%
45. 45White-crowned Sparrow9.4%
46. 46Surf Scoter9.3%
47. 47Fox Sparrow9.0%
48. 48Red-breasted Merganser9.0%
49. 49Northern Pintail8.5%
50. 50Belted Kingfisher8.4%
51. 51Yellow-rumped Warbler8.1%
52. 52American Goldfinch7.8%
53. 53Bushtit7.5%
54. 54Brown Creeper7.5%
55. 55Eurasian Collared-Dove7.4%
56. 56Killdeer7.3%
57. 57Northern Harrier7.0%
58. 58Northern Shoveler6.6%
59. 59California Scrub-Jay5.9%
60. 60Lesser Scaup5.9%