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
- 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
- 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%
#48. Chipping Sparrow
- 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%
#47. Pygmy Nuthatch
- 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%
#46. Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Average group size: 3.42
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 9%
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#45. Hairy Woodpecker
- 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
- Average group size: 1.37
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 10%
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#43. Inca Dove
- 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
- 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%
#41. Say's Phoebe
- Average group size: 1.12
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 11%
--- #2. New Mexico: 1%
#40. Steller's Jay
- 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%
#39. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- 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%
#38. Bridled Titmouse
- 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
- 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%
#36. Broad-billed Hummingbird
- Average group size: 1.34
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 15%
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#35. Mountain Chickadee
- 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
- 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%
#33. Bewick's Wren
- 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%
#32. White-breasted Nuthatch
- 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%
#31. Black-throated Sparrow
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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%
#27. Pyrrhuloxia
- Average group size: 1.71
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 18%
--- #2. New Mexico: 3%
#26. Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
- 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%
#25. Rock Pigeon
- 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%
#24. Canyon Towhee
- Average group size: 1.56
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 40%
--- #2. Arizona: 21%
--- #3. Colorado: 1%
#23. White-winged Dove
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Average group size: 1.44
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 27%
--- #2. California: 4%
#19. Spotted Towhee
- 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%
#18. Cassin's Finch
- 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%
#17. Cactus Wren
- Average group size: 1.41
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 28%
#16. Abert's Towhee
- Average group size: 1.62
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 28%
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#15. Dark-eyed Junco
- 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
- 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
- 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%
#12. American Robin
- 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%
#11. Verdin
- Average group size: 1.19
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 38%
--- #2. Nevada: 11%
#10. Yellow-rumped Warbler
- 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
- 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
- Average group size: 1.66
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 50%
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#7. House Sparrow
- 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
- 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%
#5. Anna's Hummingbird
- 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
- 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%
#3. White-crowned Sparrow
- 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
- 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
- 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%