Most commonly seen birds in British Columbia
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in British Columbia 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 222 count sites in British Columbia. 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.
#50. Townsend's Solitaire
- Average group size: 1.02
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 2%
#49. Pacific Wren
- Average group size: 1.11
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 2%
#48. Ring-necked Pheasant
- Average group size: 1.56
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 15%
--- #2. New Brunswick: 12%
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 2%
--- #3. Alberta: 2%
--- #3. British Columbia: 2%
#47. Clark's Nutcracker
- Average group size: 1.98
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alberta: 3%
--- #2. British Columbia: 2%
#46. Evening Grosbeak
- Average group size: 12.13
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Brunswick: 42%
--- #2. Newfoundland and Labrador: 23%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 23%
--- #4. Saskatchewan: 20%
--- #5. Manitoba: 15%
#45. Brown Creeper
- Average group size: 1.05
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 5%
--- #2. British Columbia: 3%
--- #3. New Brunswick: 2%
--- #3. Quebec: 2%
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 2%
#44. Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Average group size: 1.74
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 3%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 2%
#43. Canada Jay
- Average group size: 2.23
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alberta: 10%
--- #2. Manitoba: 6%
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 6%
--- #4. British Columbia: 3%
--- #5. New Brunswick: 2%
#42. Rock Pigeon
- Average group size: 3.67
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Brunswick: 26%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 22%
--- #3. Newfoundland and Labrador: 8%
--- #3. Prince Edward Island: 8%
--- #5. Quebec: 7%
#41. Mallard
- Average group size: 3.71
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 3%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 2%
--- #3. Quebec: 1%
#40. Bohemian Waxwing
- Average group size: 53.19
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Newfoundland and Labrador: 8%
--- #2. Alberta: 5%
--- #3. British Columbia: 3%
--- #4. Saskatchewan: 2%
--- #5. Quebec: 1%
#39. Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Average group size: 1.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 14%
--- #2. New Brunswick: 9%
--- #3. Newfoundland and Labrador: 8%
--- #4. Ontario: 5%
--- #5. British Columbia: 4%
#38. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Average group size: 1.02
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 4%
#37. Red Crossbill
- Average group size: 3.49
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Newfoundland and Labrador: 8%
--- #2. British Columbia: 4%
#36. Cooper's Hawk
- Average group size: 1.01
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Ontario: 11%
--- #2. Quebec: 7%
--- #3. British Columbia: 5%
#35. White-throated Sparrow
- Average group size: 1.15
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Brunswick: 19%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 18%
--- #3. Quebec: 8%
--- #4. Ontario: 5%
--- #4. British Columbia: 5%
#34. Ruffed Grouse
- Average group size: 1.8
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Prince Edward Island: 8%
--- #1. Newfoundland and Labrador: 8%
--- #3. British Columbia: 5%
--- #3. Alberta: 5%
--- #5. Saskatchewan: 4%
#33. Mourning Dove
- Average group size: 5.63
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Prince Edward Island: 83%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 80%
--- #3. New Brunswick: 72%
--- #4. Ontario: 63%
--- #5. Quebec: 42%
#32. Common Raven
- Average group size: 1.33
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Prince Edward Island: 25%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 11%
--- #3. British Columbia: 7%
--- #4. Manitoba: 6%
--- #5. New Brunswick: 5%
#31. Bewick's Wren
- Average group size: 1.07
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 8%
#30. Mountain Chickadee
- Average group size: 2.11
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 9%
--- #2. Alberta: 7%
#29. Purple Finch
- Average group size: 2.57
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 9%
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 9%
--- #3. Manitoba: 8%
--- #3. Newfoundland and Labrador: 8%
--- #5. New Brunswick: 7%
#28. Pine Siskin
- Average group size: 3.69
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Brunswick: 12%
--- #2. Quebec: 11%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 11%
--- #4. British Columbia: 9%
--- #5. Newfoundland and Labrador: 8%
#27. California Quail
- Average group size: 13.22
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 9%
#26. Red-winged Blackbird
- Average group size: 4.95
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 10%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 2%
--- #3. Ontario: 1%
#25. Black-billed Magpie
- Average group size: 1.83
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alberta: 72%
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 44%
--- #3. Manitoba: 24%
--- #4. British Columbia: 11%
#24. Pileated Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.25
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 17%
--- #2. British Columbia: 13%
--- #3. Alberta: 8%
--- #4. Quebec: 6%
--- #4. Ontario: 6%
#23. Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Average group size: 3.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 14%
--- #2. Alberta: 7%
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 4%
--- #4. Manitoba: 3%
#22. White-crowned Sparrow
- Average group size: 2.43
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 15%
--- #2. Ontario: 2%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 2%
#21. Hairy Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.37
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 68%
--- #2. New Brunswick: 58%
--- #3. Quebec: 55%
--- #4. Saskatchewan: 52%
--- #5. Nova Scotia: 45%
#20. Golden-crowned Sparrow
- Average group size: 2.61
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 18%
#19. American Goldfinch
- Average group size: 4.76
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Prince Edward Island: 75%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 72%
--- #3. New Brunswick: 70%
--- #4. Newfoundland and Labrador: 69%
--- #5. Ontario: 59%
#18. Fox Sparrow
- Average group size: 1.62
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 21%
#17. American Robin
- Average group size: 2.12
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 23%
--- #2. Quebec: 5%
--- #3. Ontario: 4%
--- #4. New Brunswick: 2%
#16. Steller's Jay
- Average group size: 2.26
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 24%
#15. House Sparrow
- Average group size: 4.03
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 68%
--- #2. Alberta: 57%
--- #3. Manitoba: 51%
--- #4. Ontario: 37%
--- #5. Quebec: 29%
#14. Bushtit
- Average group size: 11.05
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 26%
#13. American Crow
- Average group size: 2.36
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Prince Edward Island: 75%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 68%
--- #3. Newfoundland and Labrador: 62%
--- #4. New Brunswick: 30%
--- #5. British Columbia: 27%
#12. European Starling
- Average group size: 3.53
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Prince Edward Island: 67%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 62%
--- #3. New Brunswick: 37%
--- #4. British Columbia: 32%
--- #5. Ontario: 24%
#11. Downy Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.32
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 82%
--- #2. Quebec: 74%
--- #3. Ontario: 73%
--- #4. Alberta: 68%
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 68%
#10. Chestnut-backed Chickadee
- Average group size: 2.17
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 36%
#9. Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Average group size: 1.48
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 64%
--- #2. Alberta: 51%
--- #3. Manitoba: 44%
--- #3. Ontario: 44%
--- #5. British Columbia: 41%
#8. Varied Thrush
- Average group size: 1.89
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 41%
#7. House Finch
- Average group size: 4.17
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 50%
--- #2. Alberta: 35%
--- #3. Ontario: 34%
--- #4. Quebec: 27%
--- #5. Saskatchewan: 22%
#6. Spotted Towhee
- Average group size: 1.98
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 51%
#5. Anna's Hummingbird
- Average group size: 1.59
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 52%
#4. Northern Flicker
- Average group size: 1.61
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 60%
--- #2. Alberta: 44%
--- #3. Newfoundland and Labrador: 38%
--- #4. Prince Edward Island: 17%
--- #5. Nova Scotia: 15%
#3. Black-capped Chickadee
- Average group size: 2.94
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Prince Edward Island: 100%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 95%
--- #3. Manitoba: 94%
--- #4. New Brunswick: 93%
--- #5. Newfoundland and Labrador: 92%
#2. Song Sparrow
- Average group size: 1.35
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 62%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 46%
--- #3. Prince Edward Island: 17%
--- #4. New Brunswick: 7%
--- #5. Quebec: 3%
#1. Dark-eyed Junco
- Average group size: 7.7
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Newfoundland and Labrador: 100%
--- #2. British Columbia: 92%
--- #3. Ontario: 72%
--- #4. Prince Edward Island: 67%
--- #5. Nova Scotia: 66%