Most commonly seen birds in Quebec

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March 14, 2023
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Most commonly seen birds in Quebec

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Quebec 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 231 count sites in Quebec. 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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#37. Northern Shrike

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 1%
- Average group size: 1.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Quebec: 1%
--- #1. Ontario: 1%
--- #1. Manitoba: 1%
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#36. Ruffed Grouse

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 1%
- Average group size: 1.19
- 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%
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#35. Mallard

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 1%
- Average group size: 2.93
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 3%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 2%
--- #3. Quebec: 1%
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#34. Bohemian Waxwing

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 1%
- Average group size: 13.42
- 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%
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#33. Brown Creeper

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.01
- 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%
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#32. Sharp-shinned Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- 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%
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#31. Song Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.32
- 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%
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#30. Purple Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- 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%
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#29. Wild Turkey

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 4.36
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Quebec: 3%
--- #2. Ontario: 2%
--- #3. British Columbia: 1%
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#28. Common Raven

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 1.27
- 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%
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#27. Red-bellied Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.03
- 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%
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#26. Carolina Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.07
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Ontario: 5%
--- #1. Quebec: 5%
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#25. American Robin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.95
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 23%
--- #2. Quebec: 5%
--- #3. Ontario: 4%
--- #4. New Brunswick: 2%
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#24. Common Redpoll

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 3.7
- 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%
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#23. Pileated Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 1.17
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 17%
--- #2. British Columbia: 13%
--- #3. Alberta: 8%
--- #4. Quebec: 6%
--- #4. Ontario: 6%
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#22. Cooper's Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 1.01
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Ontario: 11%
--- #2. Quebec: 7%
--- #3. British Columbia: 5%
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#21. Rock Pigeon

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 5.72
- 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%
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#20. White-throated Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 8%
- Average group size: 1.36
- 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%
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#19. Tufted Titmouse

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 8%
- Average group size: 1.76
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Quebec: 8%
--- #2. Ontario: 2%
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#18. Pine Grosbeak

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 5.33
- 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%
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#17. Pine Siskin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 11%
- Average group size: 5.46
- 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%
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#16. Evening Grosbeak

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 15%
- Average group size: 9.76
- 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%
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#15. American Tree Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 20%
- Average group size: 2.46
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Ontario: 27%
--- #2. New Brunswick: 21%
--- #3. Quebec: 20%
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 15%
--- #5. Alberta: 3%
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#14. Red-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 1.25
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 64%
--- #2. Alberta: 51%
--- #3. Manitoba: 44%
--- #3. Ontario: 44%
--- #5. British Columbia: 41%
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#13. American Crow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 2.08
- 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%
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#12. European Starling

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 3.73
- 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%
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#11. House Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 27%
- Average group size: 2.92
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 50%
--- #2. Alberta: 35%
--- #3. Ontario: 34%
--- #4. Quebec: 27%
--- #5. Saskatchewan: 22%
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#10. House Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 29%
- Average group size: 7.03
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 68%
--- #2. Alberta: 57%
--- #3. Manitoba: 51%
--- #4. Ontario: 37%
--- #5. Quebec: 29%
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#9. Mourning Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 42%
- Average group size: 4.63
- 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%
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#8. Blue Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 52%
- Average group size: 2.7
- 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%
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#7. Hairy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 55%
- Average group size: 1.43
- 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%
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#6. Dark-eyed Junco

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 57%
- Average group size: 3.56
- 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%
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#5. American Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 58%
- Average group size: 4.2
- 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%
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#4. Northern Cardinal

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 63%
- Average group size: 2.08
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Ontario: 69%
--- #2. Quebec: 63%
--- #3. Nova Scotia: 49%
--- #4. New Brunswick: 44%
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#3. White-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 71%
- Average group size: 1.37
- 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%
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#2. Downy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 74%
- Average group size: 1.39
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 82%
--- #2. Quebec: 74%
--- #3. Ontario: 73%
--- #4. Alberta: 68%
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 68%
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#1. Black-capped Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 91%
- Average group size: 3.64
- 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%

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