Most commonly seen birds in Newfoundland and Labrador
Most commonly seen birds in Newfoundland and Labrador
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Newfoundland and Labrador 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 13 count sites in Newfoundland and Labrador. 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.
#22. Ruffed Grouse (tie)
- Average group size: 1.0
- 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%
#22. Great Black-backed Gull
- Average group size: 1.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Newfoundland and Labrador: 8%
#21. Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Average group size: 1.03
- 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%
#20. Boreal Chickadee
- Average group size: 1.29
- 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%
#19. Pine Siskin
- Average group size: 1.58
- 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%
#18. Purple Finch
- Average group size: 2.06
- 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%
#17. Pine Grosbeak
- Average group size: 2.12
- 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%
#16. Mourning Dove
- Average group size: 2.59
- 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%
#15. Bohemian Waxwing
- Average group size: 3.78
- 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%
#14. Red Crossbill
- Average group size: 3.79
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Newfoundland and Labrador: 8%
--- #2. British Columbia: 4%
#13. Rock Pigeon
- Average group size: 7.0
- 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%
#12. House Sparrow
- Average group size: 15.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 68%
--- #2. Alberta: 57%
--- #3. Manitoba: 51%
--- #4. Ontario: 37%
--- #5. Quebec: 29%
#11. Hairy Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.09
- 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%
#10. Downy Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.2
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 82%
--- #2. Quebec: 74%
--- #3. Ontario: 73%
--- #4. Alberta: 68%
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 68%
#9. Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Average group size: 1.05
- 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. Evening Grosbeak
- Average group size: 10.44
- 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%
#7. European Starling
- Average group size: 15.0
- 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%
#6. Northern Flicker
- Average group size: 1.53
- 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%
#5. American Crow
- Average group size: 4.49
- 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%
#4. American Goldfinch
- Average group size: 7.92
- 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%
#3. Blue Jay
- Average group size: 3.0
- 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. Black-capped Chickadee
- Average group size: 2.58
- 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%
#1. Dark-eyed Junco
- Average group size: 8.82
- 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%