Most commonly seen birds in Colorado
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Most commonly seen birds in Colorado
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Colorado using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited from Nov. 26 to Dec. 9. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 244 count sites in Colorado. States with less than 10 count sites were not included in rankings for each bird.
Project FeederWatch, a citizen science project where participants collect data on birds at their feeders, was founded in Ontario by Erica Dunn and the Long Point Bird Observatory in 1976. The project partnered with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology after 10 years to scale the project across the U.S. and Canada and now has over 20,000 participants.
The data Project FeederWatch collects is used by scientists to understand trends in bird populations. If you would like to participate as a FeederWatcher you can learn more about the project here.
Read on to see which birds are most commonly seen in your state.
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#44. Clark’s Nutcracker
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 1%
– Average group size: 1.23
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Montana: 14%
— #2. Wyoming: 7%
— #3. Utah: 3%
— #4. Idaho: 2%
— #5. Colorado: 1%
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#43. Red Crossbill
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 1%
– Average group size: 1.95
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Idaho: 2%
— #2. Colorado: 1%
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#42. Pine Grosbeak
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 1%
– Average group size: 4.28
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Alaska: 32%
— #2. Colorado: 1%
— #2. Minnesota: 1%
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#41. Sharp-shinned Hawk
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Idaho: 22%
— #2. Oklahoma: 13%
— #3. Kentucky: 10%
— #3. Utah: 10%
— #5. Kansas: 9%
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#40. Harris’s Sparrow
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 1.29
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Oklahoma: 21%
— #2. Kansas: 20%
— #3. Nebraska: 12%
— #4. Iowa: 7%
— #4. Wyoming: 7%
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#39. Canada Jay
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 2.25
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Alaska: 24%
— #2. Montana: 4%
— #3. Colorado: 2%
— #3. Maine: 2%
— #3. Idaho: 2%
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#38. Cedar Waxwing
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 3.85
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Wyoming: 13%
— #2. Missouri: 10%
— #2. Utah: 10%
— #4. Idaho: 8%
— #5. Arkansas: 7%
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#37. Wild Turkey
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 7.61
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Hampshire: 21%
— #2. Maine: 19%
— #3. Montana: 14%
— #4. Wyoming: 13%
— #5. Massachusetts: 12%
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#36. Pinyon Jay
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 11.05
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 7%
— #2. New Mexico: 5%
— #3. Montana: 4%
— #4. Arizona: 3%
— #5. Colorado: 2%
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#35. Cooper’s Hawk
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arizona: 26%
— #2. Kentucky: 21%
— #2. Nevada: 21%
— #4. South Dakota: 20%
— #4. Utah: 20%
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#34. Red-tailed Hawk
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 3%
– Average group size: 1.14
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Kansas: 9%
— #2. New Jersey: 8%
— #3. Massachusetts: 7%
— #3. Nevada: 7%
— #5. Illinois: 6%
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#33. American Tree Sparrow
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 3%
– Average group size: 1.52
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Vermont: 15%
— #2. West Virginia: 14%
— #3. South Dakota: 13%
— #4. Montana: 12%
— #5. Michigan: 11%
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#32. Pine Siskin
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 5%
– Average group size: 1.96
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Mexico: 36%
— #2. Wyoming: 13%
— #3. Idaho: 12%
— #4. Utah: 10%
— #5. Washington: 9%
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#31. Evening Grosbeak
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 5%
– Average group size: 4.23
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Mexico: 24%
— #2. Vermont: 15%
— #3. Wyoming: 13%
— #4. New Hampshire: 10%
— #5. Maine: 9%
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#30. Lesser Goldfinch
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 6%
– Average group size: 3.7
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 79%
— #2. California: 58%
— #3. Arizona: 51%
— #4. Oregon: 45%
— #5. Utah: 40%
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#29. Rock Pigeon
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 6%
– Average group size: 6.3
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 29%
— #2. New Mexico: 16%
— #3. Arizona: 12%
— #4. South Dakota: 7%
— #5. Colorado: 6%
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#28. Song Sparrow
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 7%
– Average group size: 1.88
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Washington: 60%
— #2. Oregon: 53%
— #3. West Virginia: 38%
— #4. Kentucky: 35%
— #5. Delaware: 34%
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#27. Townsend’s Solitaire
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 11%
– Average group size: 1.1
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Mexico: 20%
— #2. Nevada: 14%
— #3. Colorado: 11%
— #4. Wyoming: 7%
— #5. Montana: 4%
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#26. White-crowned Sparrow
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 12%
– Average group size: 2.67
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 71%
— #2. California: 64%
— #3. Arizona: 56%
— #4. New Mexico: 35%
— #5. Washington: 20%
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#25. Mourning Dove
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 14%
– Average group size: 3.53
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Jersey: 90%
— #2. Kentucky: 85%
— #3. Connecticut: 82%
— #4. Massachusetts: 81%
— #4. Alabama: 81%
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#24. Cassin’s Finch
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 15%
– Average group size: 3.12
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Mexico: 20%
— #2. Colorado: 15%
— #3. Arizona: 10%
— #3. Utah: 10%
— #5. Idaho: 8%
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#23. European Starling
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 15%
– Average group size: 3.57
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Delaware: 63%
— #2. Kentucky: 48%
— #3. Nebraska: 42%
— #3. New Jersey: 42%
— #5. Maryland: 39%
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#22. Pygmy Nuthatch
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 16%
– Average group size: 4.28
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Colorado: 16%
— #2. New Mexico: 13%
— #3. California: 10%
— #4. South Dakota: 7%
— #5. Arizona: 4%
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#21. Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 18%
– Average group size: 2.41
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Mexico: 60%
— #2. Utah: 53%
— #3. Colorado: 18%
— #4. Arizona: 15%
— #5. Texas: 2%
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#20. American Crow
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 18%
– Average group size: 2.96
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Oklahoma: 50%
— #2. Maine: 39%
— #3. North Carolina: 31%
— #4. Virginia: 30%
— #4. Minnesota: 30%
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#19. Hairy Woodpecker
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 20%
– Average group size: 1.4
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Maine: 66%
— #2. New Hampshire: 62%
— #3. Vermont: 61%
— #4. South Dakota: 60%
— #5. Minnesota: 59%
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#18. Steller’s Jay
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 23%
– Average group size: 2.82
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Washington: 52%
— #2. Oregon: 43%
— #3. Nevada: 29%
— #4. Colorado: 23%
— #5. Alaska: 20%
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#17. Red-winged Blackbird
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 23%
– Average group size: 6.22
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Colorado: 23%
— #2. Nevada: 21%
— #3. Maryland: 16%
— #4. Louisiana: 15%
— #4. New Jersey: 15%
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#16. Spotted Towhee
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 29%
– Average group size: 1.51
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Washington: 71%
— #2. Oregon: 62%
— #3. Nevada: 57%
— #4. New Mexico: 49%
— #5. Utah: 47%
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#15. Bushtit
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 29%
– Average group size: 6.4
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Mexico: 42%
— #2. Oregon: 30%
— #3. Colorado: 29%
— #4. Washington: 27%
— #5. Nevada: 14%
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#14. House Sparrow
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 30%
– Average group size: 4.57
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Dakota: 93%
— #2. Iowa: 92%
— #3. Illinois: 86%
— #4. Nebraska: 82%
— #5. Indiana: 79%
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#13. Mountain Chickadee
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 32%
– Average group size: 1.99
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Mexico: 47%
— #2. Nevada: 36%
— #3. Wyoming: 33%
— #4. Colorado: 32%
— #5. Montana: 31%
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#12. American Robin
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 35%
– Average group size: 1.97
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Mexico: 47%
— #2. Nevada: 43%
— #3. Oregon: 39%
— #4. Tennessee: 38%
— #5. Kansas: 35%
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#11. Red-breasted Nuthatch
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 37%
– Average group size: 1.25
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Dakota: 73%
— #2. Maine: 67%
— #3. Michigan: 57%
— #4. Alaska: 56%
— #5. Nebraska: 52%
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#10. White-breasted Nuthatch
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 38%
– Average group size: 1.31
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Connecticut: 90%
— #1. New Hampshire: 90%
— #3. Vermont: 88%
— #4. West Virginia: 86%
— #4. New Jersey: 86%
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#9. American Goldfinch
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 39%
– Average group size: 3.37
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. West Virginia: 81%
— #2. Arkansas: 79%
— #3. Indiana: 77%
— #4. Wisconsin: 76%
— #5. Maine: 75%
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#8. Black-billed Magpie
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 44%
– Average group size: 2.14
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Montana: 71%
— #2. Wyoming: 53%
— #3. Utah: 47%
— #4. Colorado: 44%
— #5. Alaska: 40%
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#7. Downy Woodpecker
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 45%
– Average group size: 1.17
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Connecticut: 90%
— #2. Indiana: 89%
— #2. Massachusetts: 89%
— #2. West Virginia: 89%
— #5. Missouri: 88%
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#6. Blue Jay
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 46%
– Average group size: 2.15
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nebraska: 97%
— #2. Massachusetts: 82%
— #2. Ohio: 82%
— #4. South Dakota: 80%
— #4. Iowa: 80%
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#5. Eurasian Collared-Dove
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 46%
– Average group size: 2.34
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Utah: 70%
— #2. Wyoming: 60%
— #2. South Dakota: 60%
— #4. Idaho: 57%
— #5. Colorado: 46%
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#4. Northern Flicker
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 62%
– Average group size: 1.37
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 79%
— #2. Montana: 76%
— #3. Washington: 67%
— #4. Colorado: 62%
— #4. Oregon: 62%
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#3. Black-capped Chickadee
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 72%
– Average group size: 1.97
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Vermont: 99%
— #2. Minnesota: 95%
— #2. Connecticut: 95%
— #2. Massachusetts: 95%
— #5. New Hampshire: 94%
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#2. Dark-eyed Junco
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 80%
– Average group size: 2.79
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Washington: 95%
— #2. Kansas: 93%
— #3. Oregon: 91%
— #3. Nebraska: 91%
— #5. New Jersey: 90%
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#1. House Finch
– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 84%
– Average group size: 5.35
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Mexico: 93%
— #2. Alabama: 91%
— #3. Utah: 90%
— #3. Arizona: 90%
— #5. New Jersey: 86%
