Birds to See in Vermont in February
68 bird species on our list for Vermont are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are American Crow, Blue Jay, White-breasted Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse and Northern Cardinal. New this month: Red-winged Blackbird, Turkey Vulture and Cackling Goose.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
From Vermont’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 68 birds in February
68 birds
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 6.50% in Feb
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 6.03% in Feb
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.33% in Feb
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 5.33% in Feb
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 5.11% in Feb
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 4.79% in Feb
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.60% in Feb
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Feb
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Feb
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Feb
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Feb
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Feb
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.67% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Feb
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Feb
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.11% in Feb
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.01% in Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.90% in Feb
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Feb
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Feb
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentCommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Feb
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorCommon54–59 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.55% in Feb
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Feb
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Feb
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.48% in Feb
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusSummer visitorCommon17–23 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.47% in Feb
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Feb
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Feb
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.39% in Feb
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusWinter visitorCommon53–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Feb
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaSummer visitorCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Feb
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.37% in Feb
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.33% in Feb
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.19% in Feb
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.18% in Feb
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.17% in Feb
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.13% in Feb
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.13% in Feb
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Feb
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Feb
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentUncommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Feb
Turkey VultureCathartes auraSummer visitorCommon62–81 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.12% in Feb
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentUncommon41–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Feb
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.09% in Feb
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.07% in Feb
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Feb
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Feb
MerlinFalco columbariusSummer visitorUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Feb
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Feb
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioWinter visitorUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusWinter visitorUncommon52–71 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusWinter visitorRare17–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorRare52–60 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.02% in Feb
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Feb
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorRare66–102 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorRare40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.01% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorRare50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in Feb
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiPassage migrantRare53–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Feb
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made