Most commonly seen birds in Connecticut

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March 14, 2023
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Most commonly seen birds in Connecticut

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Connecticut 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 173 count sites in Connecticut. 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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#44. Bald Eagle

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 1%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Dakota: 5%
--- #2. Alaska: 3%
--- #2. Nebraska: 3%
--- #4. South Carolina: 1%
--- #4. Florida: 1%
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#43. White-crowned Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 1%
- Average group size: 1.88
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 74%
--- #2. California: 67%
--- #3. Arizona: 59%
--- #4. New Mexico: 36%
--- #5. Utah: 21%
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#42. Canada Goose

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 1%
- Average group size: 9.13
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 10%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 7%
--- #3. West Virginia: 5%
--- #4. Illinois: 4%
--- #4. Indiana: 4%
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#41. Red-shouldered Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 15%
--- #2. North Carolina: 10%
--- #2. Georgia: 10%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 10%
--- #5. Alabama: 9%
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#40. Fox Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.27
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 27%
--- #2. Washington: 15%
--- #3. California: 12%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 7%
--- #5. Missouri: 5%
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#39. Field Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 2.4
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Tennessee: 11%
--- #2. Louisiana: 5%
--- #3. Texas: 4%
--- #3. Arkansas: 4%
--- #5. Nebraska: 3%
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#38. Pine Siskin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 2.6
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 49%
--- #2. Maine: 20%
--- #2. Colorado: 20%
--- #4. Arizona: 16%
--- #5. Montana: 13%
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#37. Rock Pigeon

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 3.03
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 32%
--- #2. Arizona: 18%
--- #3. New Mexico: 16%
--- #4. South Dakota: 14%
--- #5. Colorado: 6%
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#36. Brown Creeper

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 15%
--- #2. New Hampshire: 13%
--- #3. Washington, D.C.: 10%
--- #3. Oklahoma: 10%
--- #3. South Dakota: 10%
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#35. Sharp-shinned Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.01
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Idaho: 12%
--- #2. Nevada: 11%
--- #3. Rhode Island: 10%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 7%
--- #4. New Mexico: 7%
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#34. Chipping Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.65
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 59%
--- #2. Mississippi: 50%
--- #3. South Carolina: 45%
--- #4. Louisiana: 40%
--- #5. Alabama: 39%
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#33. American Tree Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 2.13
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Wisconsin: 25%
--- #2. Iowa: 23%
--- #2. Vermont: 23%
--- #4. Wyoming: 22%
--- #4. Michigan: 22%
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#32. Wild Turkey

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 8.5
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 21%
--- #2. New Hampshire: 15%
--- #3. Wisconsin: 12%
--- #3. Minnesota: 12%
--- #5. Wyoming: 11%
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#31. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 1.05
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 20%
--- #2. Georgia: 16%
--- #3. Tennessee: 15%
--- #4. North Carolina: 14%
--- #5. South Carolina: 13%
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#30. Pileated Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 1.1
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Minnesota: 28%
--- #2. West Virginia: 21%
--- #3. Michigan: 17%
--- #4. Indiana: 16%
--- #4. Wisconsin: 16%
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#29. Red-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 8%
- Average group size: 1.16
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 69%
--- #2. South Dakota: 57%
--- #3. Alaska: 55%
--- #4. Montana: 54%
--- #5. Oregon: 45%
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#28. Purple Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 8%
- Average group size: 1.75
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 50%
--- #2. Arkansas: 32%
--- #3. Alabama: 27%
--- #4. North Carolina: 25%
--- #5. Missouri: 24%
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#27. Northern Mockingbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 1.03
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Tennessee: 62%
--- #2. Louisiana: 60%
--- #3. Mississippi: 58%
--- #4. Alabama: 55%
--- #5. South Carolina: 53%
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#26. American Robin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 2.68
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 70%
--- #2. Arkansas: 64%
--- #3. Tennessee: 59%
--- #4. Nevada: 58%
--- #5. Oklahoma: 55%
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#25. Cooper's Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- Average group size: 1.03
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 32%
--- #2. Arizona: 26%
--- #3. New Mexico: 18%
--- #4. Illinois: 17%
--- #4. Mississippi: 17%
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#24. Red-tailed Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- Average group size: 1.07
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Connecticut: 10%
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 10%
--- #3. Oklahoma: 7%
--- #3. Illinois: 7%
--- #5. Missouri: 6%
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#23. Brown-headed Cowbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 13%
- Average group size: 3.11
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 50%
--- #2. Mississippi: 42%
--- #3. Delaware: 30%
--- #4. South Carolina: 28%
--- #4. New Jersey: 28%
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#22. American Crow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 23%
- Average group size: 2.84
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 49%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 45%
--- #3. North Carolina: 39%
--- #4. Vermont: 37%
--- #5. Georgia: 34%
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#21. Northern Flicker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 27%
- Average group size: 1.14
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 79%
--- #2. Colorado: 66%
--- #3. Montana: 65%
--- #4. Washington: 63%
--- #4. Nevada: 63%
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#20. Common Grackle

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 32%
- Average group size: 3.56
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Delaware: 65%
--- #2. New Jersey: 60%
--- #3. Washington, D.C.: 40%
--- #4. Ohio: 38%
--- #4. Kentucky: 38%
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#19. Eastern Bluebird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 33%
- Average group size: 2.71
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 70%
--- #2. North Carolina: 65%
--- #2. South Carolina: 65%
--- #4. Arkansas: 57%
--- #5. Virginia: 52%
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#18. Red-winged Blackbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 41%
- Average group size: 3.43
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Delaware: 60%
--- #2. New Jersey: 56%
--- #3. New York: 48%
--- #4. Louisiana: 45%
--- #4. Illinois: 45%
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#17. Song Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 42%
- Average group size: 1.41
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 70%
--- #2. Washington: 59%
--- #3. Oregon: 56%
--- #4. Rhode Island: 50%
--- #5. Delaware: 47%
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#16. European Starling

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 53%
- Average group size: 4.58
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 90%
--- #2. Nebraska: 67%
--- #3. Indiana: 66%
--- #4. Ohio: 62%
--- #4. Missouri: 62%
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#15. Carolina Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 54%
- Average group size: 1.21
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 90%
--- #2. North Carolina: 84%
--- #3. South Carolina: 80%
--- #4. Virginia: 77%
--- #5. Georgia: 75%
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#14. House Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 55%
- Average group size: 4.83
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 100%
--- #2. Iowa: 88%
--- #3. Illinois: 87%
--- #4. Nebraska: 79%
--- #5. Indiana: 74%
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#13. White-throated Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 60%
- Average group size: 2.8
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 80%
--- #2. Arkansas: 79%
--- #3. Delaware: 77%
--- #4. Maryland: 72%
--- #5. Virginia: 69%
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#12. Hairy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 61%
- Average group size: 1.2
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Hampshire: 69%
--- #2. Maine: 67%
--- #3. Minnesota: 63%
--- #3. Vermont: 63%
--- #5. Connecticut: 61%
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#11. American Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 65%
- Average group size: 2.92
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 77%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 76%
--- #2. Wisconsin: 76%
--- #4. Michigan: 74%
--- #5. Missouri: 73%
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#10. Blue Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 73%
- Average group size: 2.4
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Rhode Island: 87%
--- #2. Massachusetts: 77%
--- #3. New Jersey: 76%
--- #4. Nebraska: 73%
--- #4. Ohio: 73%
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#9. House Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 76%
- Average group size: 3.39
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 97%
--- #2. Arizona: 94%
--- #3. New Mexico: 90%
--- #4. Ohio: 87%
--- #5. Colorado: 86%
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#8. Red-bellied Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 80%
- Average group size: 1.15
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 88%
--- #2. New Jersey: 86%
--- #3. Arkansas: 82%
--- #4. Connecticut: 80%
--- #5. Ohio: 78%
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#7. Mourning Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 83%
- Average group size: 4.61
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 100%
--- #2. New Jersey: 90%
--- #3. West Virginia: 88%
--- #3. Delaware: 88%
--- #5. Rhode Island: 87%
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#6. White-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 84%
- Average group size: 1.48
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 93%
--- #2. Maine: 85%
--- #2. Vermont: 85%
--- #4. Connecticut: 84%
--- #4. Massachusetts: 84%
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#5. Downy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 87%
- Average group size: 1.8
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 90%
--- #2. Minnesota: 89%
--- #2. Arkansas: 89%
--- #4. Missouri: 88%
--- #4. Iowa: 88%
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#4. Northern Cardinal

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 90%
- Average group size: 2.28
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington, D.C.: 100%
--- #2. Arkansas: 96%
--- #3. Maryland: 95%
--- #3. South Carolina: 95%
--- #5. West Virginia: 93%
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#3. Tufted Titmouse

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 91%
- Average group size: 2.67
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 91%
--- #1. Connecticut: 91%
--- #3. New Hampshire: 90%
--- #4. North Carolina: 86%
--- #5. Tennessee: 84%
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#2. Black-capped Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 92%
- Average group size: 2.48
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 97%
--- #2. Minnesota: 96%
--- #3. Vermont: 94%
--- #4. Rhode Island: 93%
--- #5. New Hampshire: 92%
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#1. Dark-eyed Junco

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 92%
- Average group size: 5.13
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 96%
--- #2. Washington: 94%
--- #3. New Jersey: 93%
--- #3. Rhode Island: 93%
--- #5. Connecticut: 92%

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