Most commonly seen birds in Florida
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Florida using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited from Apr. 18 to Apr. 30. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 139 count sites in Florida. 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.
#1. Northern Cardinal
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 91%
- Average group size: 2.25
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arkansas: 100%
--- #1. Louisiana: 100%
--- #1. Delaware: 100%
--- #1. Rhode Island: 100%
--- #5. South Carolina: 99%
#2. Mourning Dove
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 83%
- Average group size: 3.48
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Delaware: 93%
--- #2. New Jersey: 91%
--- #3. Connecticut: 90%
--- #4. Pennsylvania: 89%
--- #5. Kansas: 88%
#3. Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 81%
- Average group size: 1.28
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Connecticut: 86%
--- #2. Florida: 81%
--- #3. Arkansas: 78%
--- #4. Kansas: 76%
--- #4. New Jersey: 76%
#4. Blue Jay
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 74%
- Average group size: 1.89
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Rhode Island: 100%
--- #2. South Dakota: 89%
--- #3. Connecticut: 87%
--- #3. Louisiana: 87%
--- #5. New Jersey: 86%
#5. Tufted Titmouse
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 61%
- Average group size: 1.69
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Connecticut: 93%
--- #2. Arkansas: 91%
--- #3. Maine: 84%
--- #3. Georgia: 84%
--- #5. Rhode Island: 82%
#6. Northern Mockingbird
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 57%
- Average group size: 1.25
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 57%
--- #2. Louisiana: 53%
--- #3. Tennessee: 52%
--- #3. Arkansas: 52%
--- #5. South Carolina: 51%
#7. Carolina Wren
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 49%
- Average group size: 1.36
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arkansas: 91%
--- #2. Georgia: 83%
--- #3. North Carolina: 78%
--- #4. South Carolina: 70%
--- #5. Alabama: 64%
#8. House Finch
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 48%
- Average group size: 2.29
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 100%
--- #2. Utah: 95%
--- #3. Arizona: 94%
--- #4. Indiana: 93%
--- #4. Delaware: 93%
#9. Carolina Chickadee
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 46%
- Average group size: 1.62
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arkansas: 96%
--- #2. Georgia: 83%
--- #3. Alabama: 78%
--- #3. South Carolina: 78%
--- #5. North Carolina: 75%
#10. Common Grackle
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 45%
- Average group size: 4.25
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Wyoming: 73%
--- #2. South Dakota: 72%
--- #3. Connecticut: 67%
--- #4. Nebraska: 66%
--- #5. Rhode Island: 65%
#11. Downy Woodpecker
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 45%
- Average group size: 1.25
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arkansas: 100%
--- #2. Connecticut: 89%
--- #3. Massachusetts: 83%
--- #4. Rhode Island: 82%
--- #5. Maine: 80%
#12. Brown Thrasher
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 39%
- Average group size: 1.2
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 64%
--- #2. South Carolina: 59%
--- #3. North Carolina: 57%
--- #4. Louisiana: 47%
--- #5. Florida: 39%
#13. Gray Catbird
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 37%
- Average group size: 1.28
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Delaware: 47%
--- #2. Maryland: 42%
--- #3. North Carolina: 40%
--- #4. Florida: 37%
--- #4. Virginia: 37%
#14. Eastern Bluebird
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 35%
- Average group size: 2.05
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 74%
--- #2. North Carolina: 68%
--- #3. South Carolina: 66%
--- #4. Arkansas: 57%
--- #5. Alabama: 56%
#15. American Crow
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 34%
- Average group size: 2.24
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 47%
--- #1. Virginia: 47%
--- #3. Washington: 43%
--- #3. Arkansas: 43%
--- #5. North Carolina: 42%
#16. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 33%
- Average group size: 1.37
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 60%
--- #2. South Carolina: 53%
--- #3. Arkansas: 52%
--- #3. Georgia: 52%
--- #5. Alabama: 51%
#17. Common Ground Dove
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 32%
- Average group size: 2.38
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 32%
--- #2. Louisiana: 7%
--- #3. Arizona: 5%
--- #3. Georgia: 5%
--- #5. California: 4%
#18. Red-winged Blackbird
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 26%
- Average group size: 3.3
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Rhode Island: 65%
--- #1. New York: 65%
--- #3. Connecticut: 64%
--- #4. Michigan: 62%
--- #5. Indiana: 59%
#19. Painted Bunting
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 24%
- Average group size: 2.81
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 24%
--- #2. Texas: 22%
--- #3. South Carolina: 21%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 13%
--- #5. Louisiana: 7%
#20. Fish Crow
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 19%
- Average group size: 2.69
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 19%
--- #2. Louisiana: 13%
--- #3. Maryland: 7%
--- #3. South Carolina: 7%
--- #5. Georgia: 6%
