Most commonly seen birds in Saskatchewan
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Saskatchewan 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 50 count sites in Saskatchewan. 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.
#28. Brown Creeper
- Average group size: 1.0
- 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%
#27. Rock Pigeon
- Average group size: 1.57
- 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%
#26. Purple Finch
- Average group size: 1.7
- 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%
#25. Sharp-tailed Grouse
- Average group size: 2.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 3%
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 2%
#24. Common Redpoll
- Average group size: 2.82
- 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%
#23. Bohemian Waxwing
- Average group size: 17.4
- 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%
#22. Ring-necked Pheasant
- Average group size: 21.45
- 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%
#21. Merlin
- Average group size: 1.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 4%
--- #2. Manitoba: 1%
--- #2. British Columbia: 1%
#20. Common Raven
- Average group size: 1.18
- 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%
#19. Ruffed Grouse
- Average group size: 1.63
- 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%
#18. Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Average group size: 2.75
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 14%
--- #2. Alberta: 7%
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 4%
--- #4. Manitoba: 3%
#17. Boreal Chickadee
- Average group size: 1.51
- 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%
#16. Canada Jay
- Average group size: 1.56
- 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%
#15. Gray Partridge
- Average group size: 9.3
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 6%
--- #1. Manitoba: 6%
#14. Northern Flicker
- Average group size: 1.31
- 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%
#13. American Goldfinch
- Average group size: 2.36
- 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%
#12. Dark-eyed Junco
- Average group size: 1.97
- 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%
#11. Pine Grosbeak
- Average group size: 5.15
- 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%
#10. Evening Grosbeak
- Average group size: 13.95
- 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%
#9. House Finch
- Average group size: 3.99
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 50%
--- #2. Alberta: 35%
--- #3. Ontario: 34%
--- #4. Quebec: 27%
--- #5. Saskatchewan: 22%
#8. White-breasted Nuthatch
- Average group size: 1.38
- 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%
#7. Black-billed Magpie
- Average group size: 1.63
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alberta: 72%
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 44%
--- #3. Manitoba: 24%
--- #4. British Columbia: 11%
#6. Blue Jay
- Average group size: 2.92
- 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%
#5. Hairy Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.42
- 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%
#4. Downy Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.3
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 82%
--- #2. Quebec: 74%
--- #3. Ontario: 73%
--- #4. Alberta: 68%
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 68%
#3. Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Average group size: 1.72
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 64%
--- #2. Alberta: 51%
--- #3. Manitoba: 44%
--- #3. Ontario: 44%
--- #5. British Columbia: 41%
#2. House Sparrow
- Average group size: 16.09
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 68%
--- #2. Alberta: 57%
--- #3. Manitoba: 51%
--- #4. Ontario: 37%
--- #5. Quebec: 29%
#1. Black-capped Chickadee
- Average group size: 3.38
- 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%