Most commonly seen birds in Arizona

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March 14, 2023
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Most commonly seen birds in Arizona

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Arizona using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited from Feb 18-Mar 3. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 82 count sites in Arizona. 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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#50. Greater Roadrunner

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 1.04
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 9%
--- #2. New Mexico: 7%
--- #3. Arkansas: 4%
--- #4. Texas: 1%
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#49. Great-tailed Grackle

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 2.26
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 9%
--- #2. Texas: 6%
--- #3. Nevada: 5%
--- #4. New Mexico: 1%
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#48. Chipping Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 2.27
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 59%
--- #2. Mississippi: 50%
--- #3. South Carolina: 45%
--- #4. Louisiana: 40%
--- #5. Alabama: 39%
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#47. Pygmy Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 2.97
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Colorado: 18%
--- #2. California: 10%
--- #3. Arizona: 9%
--- #4. Oregon: 6%
--- #5. Nevada: 5%
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#46. Rosy-faced Lovebird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 3.42
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 9%
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#45. Hairy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- Average group size: 1.08
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Hampshire: 69%
--- #2. Maine: 67%
--- #3. Minnesota: 63%
--- #3. Vermont: 63%
--- #5. Connecticut: 61%
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#44. Gilded Flicker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- Average group size: 1.37
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 10%
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#43. Inca Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- Average group size: 3.49
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 15%
--- #2. Arizona: 10%
--- #3. Texas: 7%
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#42. Evening Grosbeak

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- Average group size: 3.58
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 21%
--- #2. Vermont: 10%
--- #2. Arizona: 10%
--- #4. New Hampshire: 9%
--- #5. Idaho: 7%
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#41. Say's Phoebe

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 11%
- Average group size: 1.12
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 11%
--- #2. New Mexico: 1%
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#40. Steller's Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 11%
- Average group size: 2.57
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 44%
--- #1. Washington: 44%
--- #3. Nevada: 21%
--- #4. Colorado: 18%
--- #5. California: 17%
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#39. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 12%
- Average group size: 1.04
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 27%
--- #2. Louisiana: 25%
--- #3. South Carolina: 23%
--- #4. Texas: 20%
--- #4. Washington, D.C.: 20%
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#38. Bridled Titmouse

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 13%
- Average group size: 1.29
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 13%
--- #2. New Mexico: 4%
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#37. European Starling

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 13%
- Average group size: 3.18
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 90%
--- #2. Nebraska: 67%
--- #3. Indiana: 66%
--- #4. Ohio: 62%
--- #4. Missouri: 62%
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#36. Broad-billed Hummingbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 15%
- Average group size: 1.34
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 15%
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#35. Mountain Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 15%
- Average group size: 1.85
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 42%
--- #2. Montana: 33%
--- #3. Nevada: 32%
--- #4. Wyoming: 28%
--- #5. Colorado: 27%
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#34. Common Raven

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 15%
- Average group size: 2.42
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alaska: 31%
--- #2. New Mexico: 18%
--- #3. Nevada: 16%
--- #4. Arizona: 15%
--- #5. California: 8%
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#33. Bewick's Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 16%
- Average group size: 1.09
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 31%
--- #1. Washington: 31%
--- #3. Texas: 22%
--- #4. Nevada: 16%
--- #4. Arizona: 16%
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#32. White-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 16%
- Average group size: 1.19
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 93%
--- #2. Maine: 85%
--- #2. Vermont: 85%
--- #4. Connecticut: 84%
--- #4. Massachusetts: 84%
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#31. Black-throated Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 16%
- Average group size: 1.59
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 16%
--- #2. New Mexico: 1%
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#30. Pine Siskin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 16%
- Average group size: 4.55
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 49%
--- #2. Maine: 20%
--- #2. Colorado: 20%
--- #4. Arizona: 16%
--- #5. Montana: 13%
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#29. Northern Flicker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 17%
- Average group size: 1.36
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 79%
--- #2. Colorado: 66%
--- #3. Montana: 65%
--- #4. Washington: 63%
--- #4. Nevada: 63%
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#28. Northern Mockingbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 18%
- Average group size: 1.08
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Tennessee: 62%
--- #2. Louisiana: 60%
--- #3. Mississippi: 58%
--- #4. Alabama: 55%
--- #5. South Carolina: 53%
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#27. Pyrrhuloxia

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 18%
- Average group size: 1.71
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 18%
--- #2. New Mexico: 3%
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#26. Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 18%
- Average group size: 2.85
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 59%
--- #2. New Mexico: 58%
--- #3. Arizona: 18%
--- #4. Colorado: 13%
--- #5. Texas: 2%
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#25. Rock Pigeon

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 18%
- Average group size: 4.95
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 32%
--- #2. Arizona: 18%
--- #3. New Mexico: 16%
--- #4. South Dakota: 14%
--- #5. Colorado: 6%
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#24. Canyon Towhee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 1.56
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 40%
--- #2. Arizona: 21%
--- #3. Colorado: 1%
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#23. White-winged Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 24%
- Average group size: 2.54
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Texas: 72%
--- #2. New Mexico: 60%
--- #3. Louisiana: 35%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 28%
--- #5. Arizona: 24%
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#22. Cooper's Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 26%
- Average group size: 1.02
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 32%
--- #2. Arizona: 26%
--- #3. New Mexico: 18%
--- #4. Illinois: 17%
--- #4. Mississippi: 17%
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#21. Ladder-backed Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 26%
- Average group size: 1.34
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 37%
--- #2. Arizona: 26%
--- #3. Texas: 12%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 3%
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#20. Costa's Hummingbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 27%
- Average group size: 1.44
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 27%
--- #2. California: 4%
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#19. Spotted Towhee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 27%
- Average group size: 2.06
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 71%
--- #2. Oregon: 60%
--- #3. Nevada: 53%
--- #4. New Mexico: 52%
--- #5. Utah: 48%
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#18. Cassin's Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 27%
- Average group size: 5.6
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 32%
--- #2. Arizona: 27%
--- #3. New Mexico: 25%
--- #4. Colorado: 22%
--- #5. Wyoming: 17%
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#17. Cactus Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 28%
- Average group size: 1.41
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 28%
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#16. Abert's Towhee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 28%
- Average group size: 1.62
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 28%
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#15. Dark-eyed Junco

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 32%
- Average group size: 4.3
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 96%
--- #2. Washington: 94%
--- #3. New Jersey: 93%
--- #3. Rhode Island: 93%
--- #5. Connecticut: 92%
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#14. Eurasian Collared-Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 33%
- Average group size: 2.57
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 69%
--- #2. South Dakota: 67%
--- #3. Wyoming: 61%
--- #4. Idaho: 48%
--- #4. Colorado: 48%
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#13. Northern Cardinal

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 35%
- Average group size: 1.41
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 100%
--- #2. Arkansas: 96%
--- #3. Maryland: 95%
--- #3. South Carolina: 95%
--- #5. West Virginia: 93%
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#12. American Robin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 37%
- Average group size: 2.12
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 70%
--- #2. Arkansas: 64%
--- #3. Tennessee: 59%
--- #4. Nevada: 58%
--- #5. Oklahoma: 55%
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#11. Verdin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 38%
- Average group size: 1.19
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 38%
--- #2. Nevada: 11%
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#10. Yellow-rumped Warbler

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 40%
- Average group size: 1.38
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 70%
--- #2. South Carolina: 68%
--- #3. Florida: 66%
--- #3. Georgia: 66%
--- #5. North Carolina: 58%
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#9. Curve-billed Thrasher

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 46%
- Average group size: 1.38
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 46%
--- #2. New Mexico: 31%
--- #3. Texas: 1%
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#8. Gila Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 50%
- Average group size: 1.66
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 50%
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#7. House Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 54%
- Average group size: 5.7
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 100%
--- #2. Iowa: 88%
--- #3. Illinois: 87%
--- #4. Nebraska: 79%
--- #5. Indiana: 74%
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#6. Gambel's Quail

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 54%
- Average group size: 8.49
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 54%
--- #2. New Mexico: 9%
--- #3. Nevada: 5%
--- #4. Utah: 3%
--- #5. Colorado: 1%
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#5. Anna's Hummingbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 55%
- Average group size: 1.46
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 73%
--- #2. Washington: 66%
--- #3. California: 63%
--- #4. Arizona: 55%
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#4. Lesser Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 57%
- Average group size: 4.24
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 68%
--- #2. California: 66%
--- #3. Arizona: 57%
--- #4. Oregon: 55%
--- #5. Utah: 45%
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#3. White-crowned Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 59%
- Average group size: 3.87
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 74%
--- #2. California: 67%
--- #3. Arizona: 59%
--- #4. New Mexico: 36%
--- #5. Utah: 21%
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#2. Mourning Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 74%
- Average group size: 7.62
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 100%
--- #2. New Jersey: 90%
--- #3. West Virginia: 88%
--- #3. Delaware: 88%
--- #5. Rhode Island: 87%
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#1. House Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 94%
- Average group size: 5.44
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 97%
--- #2. Arizona: 94%
--- #3. New Mexico: 90%
--- #4. Ohio: 87%
--- #5. Colorado: 86%
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