Birds in Wisconsin in February

Percent of complete checklists in Wisconsin that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (79,794 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Black-capped Chickadee58%
2. 2American Crow45%
3. 3Northern Cardinal43%
4. 4Downy Woodpecker43%
5. 5Dark-eyed Junco42%
6. 6White-breasted Nuthatch40%
7. 7Mourning Dove34%
8. 8Red-bellied Woodpecker33%
9. 9American Goldfinch32%
10. 10House Sparrow31%
11. 11Blue Jay31%
12. 12House Finch29%
13. 13Canada Goose26%
14. 14Hairy Woodpecker26%
15. 15Mallard20%
16. 16European Starling18%
17. 17American Tree Sparrow17%
18. 18Red-breasted Nuthatch13%
19. 19Red-tailed Hawk12%
20. 20Bald Eagle12%
21. 21American Robin11%
22. 22Common Goldeneye11%
23. 23American Herring Gull10%

• Red-winged Blackbirdfirst arrivals mid February, peaks early May
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals late February, peaks mid March
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of May
• Sandhill Cranefirst arrivals the second week of February, peaks mid March
• Killdeerfirst arrivals late February, peaks mid April
• Ring-necked Duckfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late March
• Northern Shovelerfirst arrivals mid February, peaks the second week of April
• Hooded Merganserfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late March
• Eastern Bluebirdfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of July
• American Cootfirst arrivals mid February, peaks late October
• Green-winged Tealfirst arrivals late February, peaks the second week of April
• American Wigeonfirst arrivals late February, peaks late March

• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by early February

24. 24Tufted Titmouse9.8%
25. 25Common Merganser8.5%
26. 26Redpoll7.9%
27. 27Rock Pigeon7.6%
28. 28Pine Siskin7.5%
29. 29Pileated Woodpecker6.5%
30. 30Wild Turkey5.9%
31. 31Horned Lark5.4%
32. 32Red-winged Blackbird4.9%
33. 33Sandhill Crane4.4%
34. 34Red-breasted Merganser3.9%
35. 35Ring-billed Gull3.6%
36. 36Common Raven3.6%
37. 37Purple Finch3.5%
38. 38Brown Creeper3.4%
39. 39Cooper's Hawk3.3%
40. 40Greater Scaup3.2%

41. 41American Black Duck2.9%
42. 42Rough-legged Hawk2.6%
43. 43Bufflehead2.6%
44. 44Trumpeter Swan2.6%
45. 45Redhead2.4%
46. 46Cedar Waxwing2.4%
47. 47White-throated Sparrow2.2%
48. 48Song Sparrow2.2%
49. 49Gadwall2.0%
50. 50Tundra Swan2.0%
51. 51American Kestrel1.9%
52. 52Northern Flicker1.8%
53. 53Lesser Scaup1.8%
54. 54Great Horned Owl1.8%
55. 55Hooded Merganser1.8%
56. 56Barred Owl1.6%
57. 57Eastern Bluebird1.6%
58. 58Northern Shrike1.5%
59. 59Northern Harrier1.4%
60. 60Greater White-fronted Goose1.3%