Most commonly seen birds in Manitoba
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Manitoba 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 72 count sites in Manitoba. 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.
#32. Red-bellied Woodpecker (tie)
- Average group size: 1.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Ontario: 30%
--- #2. New Brunswick: 9%
--- #3. Prince Edward Island: 8%
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 6%
--- #5. Quebec: 5%
#32. Northern Shrike (tie)
- Average group size: 1.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Quebec: 1%
--- #1. Ontario: 1%
--- #1. Manitoba: 1%
#32. Merlin (tie)
- Average group size: 1.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 4%
--- #2. Manitoba: 1%
--- #2. British Columbia: 1%
#32. Great Horned Owl
- Average group size: 1.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 1%
#31. Hoary Redpoll
- Average group size: 1.29
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 1%
#30. Boreal Chickadee
- Average group size: 2.11
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alberta: 8%
--- #1. Newfoundland and Labrador: 8%
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 6%
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 2%
--- #5. Manitoba: 1%
#29. Pine Siskin
- Average group size: 3.68
- 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%
#28. European Starling
- Average group size: 6.3
- 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%
#27. Bohemian Waxwing
- Average group size: 11.56
- 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%
#26. Northern Flicker
- Average group size: 1.14
- 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%
#25. Ruffed Grouse
- Average group size: 1.16
- 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%
#24. Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Average group size: 1.39
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 14%
--- #2. Alberta: 7%
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 4%
--- #4. Manitoba: 3%
#23. Snow Bunting
- Average group size: 3.19
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Prince Edward Island: 8%
--- #2. Manitoba: 3%
#22. Rock Pigeon
- Average group size: 4.45
- 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%
#21. Sharp-tailed Grouse
- Average group size: 10.48
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 3%
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 2%
#20. American Crow
- Average group size: 1.36
- 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%
#19. Common Raven
- Average group size: 1.37
- 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%
#18. Canada Jay
- Average group size: 2.22
- 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%
#17. Gray Partridge
- Average group size: 6.67
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 6%
--- #1. Manitoba: 6%
#16. Purple Finch
- Average group size: 2.41
- 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%
#15. Common Redpoll
- Average group size: 7.16
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 10%
--- #2. Prince Edward Island: 8%
--- #3. Quebec: 5%
--- #4. Ontario: 3%
--- #5. New Brunswick: 2%
#14. House Finch
- Average group size: 3.59
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 50%
--- #2. Alberta: 35%
--- #3. Ontario: 34%
--- #4. Quebec: 27%
--- #5. Saskatchewan: 22%
#13. Evening Grosbeak
- Average group size: 12.61
- 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%
#12. Pileated Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.12
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 17%
--- #2. British Columbia: 13%
--- #3. Alberta: 8%
--- #4. Quebec: 6%
--- #4. Ontario: 6%
#11. American Goldfinch
- Average group size: 4.83
- 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%
#10. Pine Grosbeak
- Average group size: 6.72
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 19%
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 16%
--- #3. New Brunswick: 12%
--- #4. Quebec: 9%
--- #5. Newfoundland and Labrador: 8%
#9. Dark-eyed Junco
- Average group size: 2.29
- 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%
#8. Black-billed Magpie
- Average group size: 1.67
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alberta: 72%
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 44%
--- #3. Manitoba: 24%
--- #4. British Columbia: 11%
#7. Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Average group size: 1.41
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 64%
--- #2. Alberta: 51%
--- #3. Manitoba: 44%
--- #3. Ontario: 44%
--- #5. British Columbia: 41%
#6. House Sparrow
- Average group size: 8.34
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 68%
--- #2. Alberta: 57%
--- #3. Manitoba: 51%
--- #4. Ontario: 37%
--- #5. Quebec: 29%
#5. White-breasted Nuthatch
- Average group size: 1.55
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Quebec: 71%
--- #2. Manitoba: 63%
--- #2. Ontario: 63%
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 55%
--- #5. New Brunswick: 49%
#4. 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%
#3. Blue Jay
- Average group size: 2.52
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Prince Edward Island: 100%
--- #2. Newfoundland and Labrador: 77%
--- #3. Nova Scotia: 75%
--- #4. Manitoba: 74%
--- #5. New Brunswick: 67%
#2. Downy Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.49
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 82%
--- #2. Quebec: 74%
--- #3. Ontario: 73%
--- #4. Alberta: 68%
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 68%
#1. Black-capped Chickadee
- Average group size: 3.58
- 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%