Birds in West Virginia in February

Percent of complete checklists in West Virginia that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (15,789 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal56%
2. 2American Crow50%
3. 3Song Sparrow46%
4. 4Tufted Titmouse45%
5. 5Blue Jay39%
6. 6Mourning Dove38%
7. 7Downy Woodpecker37%
8. 8European Starling37%
9. 9Carolina Wren36%
10. 10White-breasted Nuthatch36%
11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker35%
12. 12Carolina Chickadee33%
13. 13Canada Goose32%
14. 14Dark-eyed Junco31%
15. 15American Robin28%
16. 16House Finch28%
17. 17American Goldfinch27%
18. 18White-throated Sparrow25%
19. 19House Sparrow24%
20. 20Mallard22%
21. 21Eastern Bluebird20%
22. 22Turkey Vulture19%
23. 23Northern Mockingbird16%
24. 24Pileated Woodpecker14%
25. 25Black-capped Chickadee13%
26. 26Common Raven12%
27. 27Hairy Woodpecker12%
28. 28Red-tailed Hawk12%
29. 29Red-winged Blackbird11%
30. 30Red-shouldered Hawk11%
31. 31Northern Flicker11%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals early February, peaks mid April
• Eastern Phoebefirst arrivals late February, peaks late September
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks mid May
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April
• Killdeerfirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks the second week of March
• Wood Duckfirst arrivals early February, peaks early April
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of April

• Bald Eaglemost gone by late February
• Red-breasted Nuthatchmost gone by late February

32. 32Common Merganser9.6%
33. 33Rock Pigeon8.7%
34. 34Eastern Towhee7.6%
35. 35Hooded Merganser7.5%
36. 36Bald Eagle6.9%
37. 37Great Blue Heron6.5%
38. 38Ring-necked Duck6.3%
39. 39Bufflehead6.1%
40. 40Belted Kingfisher5.8%
41. 41Yellow-rumped Warbler5.6%
42. 42Black Vulture5.6%
43. 43Killdeer5.5%
44. 44Ring-billed Gull5.5%
45. 45American Kestrel5.2%
46. 46Common Grackle5.2%
47. 47Golden-crowned Kinglet5.1%
48. 48Lesser Scaup4.3%
49. 49American Black Duck4.1%
50. 50Gadwall3.8%
51. 51Yellow-bellied Sapsucker3.7%
52. 52Brown Creeper3.5%
53. 53Redhead3.3%
54. 54White-crowned Sparrow3.3%
55. 55Canvasback3.1%
56. 56Common Goldeneye3.0%

57. 57Field Sparrow2.9%
58. 58Purple Finch2.7%
59. 59Wild Turkey2.6%
60. 60Pied-billed Grebe2.5%