
Most commonly seen birds in Florida
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Florida using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 150 count sites in Florida. 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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#50. Anhinga
- Average group size: 1.8
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 3%
#49. Mottled Duck
- Average group size: 3.98
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 3%

#48. Hermit Thrush
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. North Carolina: 18%
--- #2. California: 17%
--- #3. Georgia: 15%
--- #4. Virginia: 13%
--- #5. Alabama: 8%

#47. Great Egret
- Average group size: 1.06
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 4%
--- #2. South Carolina: 1%

#46. European Starling
- Average group size: 5.8
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Indiana: 74%
--- #2. Kentucky: 69%
--- #3. Ohio: 67%
--- #4. Delaware: 64%
--- #5. Missouri: 56%
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#45. Cooper's Hawk
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 33%
--- #2. Arizona: 24%
--- #3. Kentucky: 21%
--- #4. New Jersey: 20%
--- #5. Illinois: 17%

#44. Fish Crow
- Average group size: 2.33
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 5%
--- #2. South Carolina: 2%
#43. Sandhill Crane
- Average group size: 2.57
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 5%
#42. Boat-tailed Grackle
- Average group size: 2.96
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 5%
#41. White Ibis
- Average group size: 3.76
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 6%
--- #2. South Carolina: 1%
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#40. Cedar Waxwing
- Average group size: 7.46
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Texas: 16%
--- #2. Mississippi: 9%
--- #2. Idaho: 9%
--- #4. South Carolina: 8%
--- #5. North Carolina: 7%

#39. Orange-crowned Warbler
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Texas: 28%
--- #2. Mississippi: 18%
--- #3. Nevada: 13%
--- #4. Louisiana: 9%
--- #5. California: 8%
#38. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Average group size: 1.13
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. North Carolina: 18%
--- #1. Oklahoma: 18%
--- #3. Georgia: 15%
--- #4. Virginia: 14%
--- #5. Tennessee: 13%
#37. Black-and-white Warbler
- Average group size: 1.02
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 8%

#36. Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Average group size: 3.8
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Wyoming: 65%
--- #1. South Dakota: 65%
--- #3. Utah: 63%
--- #4. Idaho: 55%
--- #5. Colorado: 48%
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#35. Pileated Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.16
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Minnesota: 36%
--- #2. Michigan: 19%
--- #2. Wisconsin: 19%
--- #4. Indiana: 18%
--- #5. West Virginia: 15%

#34. House Sparrow
- Average group size: 4.83
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Iowa: 91%
--- #2. Illinois: 87%
--- #2. Nebraska: 87%
--- #4. Indiana: 80%
--- #5. Ohio: 79%
#33. Brown Thrasher
- Average group size: 1.04
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 45%
--- #2. Georgia: 38%
--- #3. South Carolina: 31%
--- #4. Alabama: 30%
--- #5. North Carolina: 26%
#32. Red-shouldered Hawk
- Average group size: 1.08
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 11%
--- #2. Maryland: 9%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 9%
--- #4. North Carolina: 8%
--- #4. Virginia: 8%
#31. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Average group size: 1.1
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 47%
--- #2. South Carolina: 37%
--- #3. Mississippi: 36%
--- #4. Alabama: 33%
--- #5. North Carolina: 32%
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#30. Baltimore Oriole
- Average group size: 2.33
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Carolina: 15%
--- #2. Florida: 13%
--- #3. North Carolina: 7%
--- #4. Georgia: 5%
--- #5. Virginia: 1%
#29. White-winged Dove
- Average group size: 3.48
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Texas: 65%
--- #2. New Mexico: 42%
--- #3. Louisiana: 27%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 15%
--- #4. Arizona: 15%
#28. Brown-headed Cowbird
- Average group size: 3.58
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alabama: 23%
--- #2. Ohio: 15%
--- #3. Tennessee: 14%
--- #3. Florida: 14%
--- #3. Delaware: 14%
#27. Red-winged Blackbird
- Average group size: 3.99
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oklahoma: 35%
--- #2. Mississippi: 27%
--- #3. Colorado: 23%
--- #4. Texas: 20%
--- #5. Utah: 19%

#26. Eastern Phoebe
- Average group size: 1.02
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 41%
--- #2. South Carolina: 26%
--- #3. Louisiana: 23%
--- #4. Florida: 17%
--- #5. North Carolina: 11%
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#25. American Robin
- Average group size: 3.67
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 47%
--- #2. Tennessee: 41%
--- #2. North Carolina: 41%
--- #4. Washington: 39%
--- #4. New Mexico: 39%
#24. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Average group size: 1.24
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 19%
--- #2. Louisiana: 5%
--- #3. Alabama: 3%
#23. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Average group size: 1.17
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 23%
--- #2. Alabama: 8%
--- #3. Texas: 2%
#22. Common Ground Dove
- Average group size: 2.35
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 23%
--- #2. Alabama: 5%
--- #2. South Carolina: 5%
--- #2. Georgia: 5%
--- #5. Arizona: 3%
#21. American Goldfinch
- Average group size: 2.21
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oklahoma: 79%
--- #2. Missouri: 76%
--- #3. Wisconsin: 75%
--- #3. Arkansas: 75%
--- #5. Maine: 74%
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#20. Gray Catbird
- Average group size: 1.26
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 25%
--- #2. Mississippi: 9%
--- #3. South Carolina: 4%
--- #4. North Carolina: 2%

#19. Eastern Bluebird
- Average group size: 2.37
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 67%
--- #2. North Carolina: 63%
--- #3. South Carolina: 60%
--- #4. Mississippi: 55%
--- #5. Virginia: 50%
#18. American Crow
- Average group size: 2.78
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oklahoma: 44%
--- #2. Maine: 42%
--- #2. Arkansas: 42%
--- #4. Minnesota: 38%
--- #5. Virginia: 32%
#17. Yellow-throated Warbler
- Average group size: 1.04
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 28%

#16. Painted Bunting
- Average group size: 2.46
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 29%
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#15. Common Grackle
- Average group size: 5.57
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 29%
--- #2. New Jersey: 27%
--- #3. Delaware: 22%
--- #4. Arkansas: 21%
--- #5. Tennessee: 16%
#14. Chipping Sparrow
- Average group size: 4.6
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 58%
--- #2. Mississippi: 55%
--- #2. South Carolina: 55%
--- #4. North Carolina: 34%
--- #5. Alabama: 33%

#13. House Finch
- Average group size: 2.31
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 91%
--- #2. Kentucky: 87%
--- #3. Colorado: 86%
--- #3. New Mexico: 86%
--- #3. Indiana: 86%

#12. Pine Warbler
- Average group size: 2.03
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 62%
--- #2. South Carolina: 54%
--- #3. North Carolina: 45%
--- #4. Alabama: 35%
--- #5. Florida: 33%

#11. Palm Warbler
- Average group size: 1.68
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 41%
--- #2. Alabama: 3%
--- #2. Georgia: 3%
--- #4. South Carolina: 2%
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#10. Northern Mockingbird
- Average group size: 1.17
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 64%
--- #2. South Carolina: 57%
--- #3. Alabama: 53%
--- #4. Georgia: 49%
--- #5. Tennessee: 46%

#9. Downy Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.27
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arkansas: 92%
--- #2. Connecticut: 91%
--- #2. Minnesota: 91%
--- #4. Massachusetts: 90%
--- #5. Iowa: 88%
#8. Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Average group size: 1.77
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 60%
--- #2. Georgia: 58%
--- #3. South Carolina: 55%
--- #4. North Carolina: 46%
--- #5. Florida: 45%
#7. Carolina Chickadee
- Average group size: 1.69
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arkansas: 96%
--- #2. Alabama: 93%
--- #3. South Carolina: 92%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 85%
--- #4. Georgia: 85%
#6. Carolina Wren
- Average group size: 1.34
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. North Carolina: 84%
--- #1. South Carolina: 84%
--- #3. Georgia: 81%
--- #4. Alabama: 80%
--- #5. Virginia: 79%
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#5. Tufted Titmouse
- Average group size: 1.84
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 100%
--- #2. Connecticut: 92%
--- #3. North Carolina: 90%
--- #3. Georgia: 90%
--- #5. Massachusetts: 89%
#4. Blue Jay
- Average group size: 1.8
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nebraska: 87%
--- #2. Indiana: 83%
--- #3. Ohio: 82%
--- #4. Iowa: 81%
--- #5. New Jersey: 80%
#3. Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.32
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 87%
--- #2. Ohio: 81%
--- #3. Connecticut: 80%
--- #4. Kentucky: 79%
--- #5. Indiana: 78%

#2. Mourning Dove
- Average group size: 3.64
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 87%
--- #1. Kentucky: 87%
--- #3. New Jersey: 86%
--- #4. Mississippi: 82%
--- #4. Indiana: 82%

#1. Northern Cardinal
- Average group size: 2.25
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Kentucky: 100%
--- #2. Arkansas: 96%
--- #2. Missouri: 96%
--- #4. Maryland: 94%
--- #5. Tennessee: 93%
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