Most commonly seen birds in Georgia

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March 14, 2023
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Most commonly seen birds in Georgia

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Georgia 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 116 count sites in Georgia. 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. Golden-crowned Kinglet

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.11
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 8%
--- #2. Louisiana: 5%
--- #3. Washington: 3%
--- #3. North Carolina: 3%
--- #3. Georgia: 3%
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#49. Palm Warbler

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.13
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 36%
--- #2. Georgia: 3%
--- #3. Alabama: 2%
--- #3. South Carolina: 2%
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#48. Barred Owl

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.4
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oklahoma: 3%
--- #1. Georgia: 3%
--- #1. Nebraska: 3%
--- #4. Iowa: 2%
--- #4. Vermont: 2%
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#47. Boat-tailed Grackle

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 2.39
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 6%
--- #2. Georgia: 3%
--- #3. South Carolina: 1%
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#46. Canada Goose

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 17.64
- 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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#45. Common Ground Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 2.8
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 23%
--- #2. Mississippi: 17%
--- #3. Alabama: 5%
--- #4. South Carolina: 4%
--- #4. Georgia: 4%
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#44. Pileated Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.16
- 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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#43. Pine Siskin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.68
- 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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#42. Baltimore Oriole

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.81
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Carolina: 13%
--- #2. Florida: 11%
--- #3. North Carolina: 5%
--- #3. Georgia: 5%
--- #5. Virginia: 1%
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#41. Orange-crowned Warbler

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 25%
--- #2. Texas: 23%
--- #3. Nevada: 16%
--- #4. Mississippi: 8%
--- #5. California: 7%
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#40. Northern Flicker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 1.17
- 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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#39. Gray Catbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 8%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 50%
--- #2. Georgia: 8%
--- #3. South Carolina: 4%
--- #4. North Carolina: 3%
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#38. Cooper's Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 1.05
- 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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#37. House Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 3.06
- 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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#36. Common Grackle

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 4.55
- 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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#35. Red-shouldered Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- Average group size: 1.09
- 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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#34. European Starling

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 11%
- Average group size: 2.39
- 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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#33. Hermit Thrush

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 16%
- Average group size: 1.01
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 22%
--- #2. North Carolina: 17%
--- #3. Georgia: 16%
--- #4. South Carolina: 11%
--- #5. Virginia: 10%
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#32. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 16%
- Average group size: 1.04
- 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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#31. Hairy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 17%
- Average group size: 1.11
- 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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#30. Cedar Waxwing

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 19%
- Average group size: 6.97
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 25%
--- #2. Texas: 20%
--- #3. Georgia: 19%
--- #4. Louisiana: 15%
--- #5. South Carolina: 12%
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#29. Red-winged Blackbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 4.44
- 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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#28. Brown-headed Cowbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 22%
- Average group size: 2.92
- 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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#27. Purple Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 24%
- Average group size: 2.35
- 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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#26. Song Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 26%
- Average group size: 1.29
- 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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#25. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 27%
- Average group size: 1.09
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 27%
--- #2. Louisiana: 25%
--- #3. South Carolina: 23%
--- #4. Texas: 20%
--- #4. Washington, D.C.: 20%
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#24. White-throated Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 29%
- Average group size: 1.97
- 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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#23. Eastern Phoebe

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 33%
- Average group size: 1.06
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 33%
--- #2. Alabama: 18%
--- #2. South Carolina: 18%
--- #4. North Carolina: 17%
--- #4. Mississippi: 17%
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#22. Dark-eyed Junco

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 33%
- Average group size: 2.22
- 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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#21. American Crow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 34%
- Average group size: 2.73
- 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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#20. Eastern Towhee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 37%
- Average group size: 1.28
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. North Carolina: 37%
--- #1. Georgia: 37%
--- #3. Tennessee: 34%
--- #4. Alabama: 23%
--- #5. South Carolina: 22%
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#19. Brown Thrasher

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 38%
- Average group size: 1.05
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Carolina: 40%
--- #2. Georgia: 38%
--- #3. North Carolina: 27%
--- #4. Alabama: 23%
--- #5. Louisiana: 20%
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#18. Blue Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 44%
- Average group size: 1.72
- 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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#17. Northern Mockingbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 45%
- Average group size: 1.12
- 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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#16. Brown-headed Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 47%
- Average group size: 1.28
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 47%
--- #2. North Carolina: 41%
--- #3. South Carolina: 28%
--- #4. Alabama: 20%
--- #5. Mississippi: 8%
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#15. American Robin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 48%
- Average group size: 1.91
- 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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#14. Pine Warbler

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 54%
- Average group size: 1.51
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 54%
--- #2. North Carolina: 44%
--- #3. South Carolina: 37%
--- #4. Alabama: 34%
--- #5. Florida: 31%
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#13. White-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 55%
- Average group size: 1.29
- 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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#12. Chipping Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 59%
- Average group size: 4.05
- 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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#11. Yellow-rumped Warbler

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 66%
- Average group size: 1.54
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 70%
--- #2. South Carolina: 68%
--- #3. Florida: 66%
--- #3. Georgia: 66%
--- #5. North Carolina: 58%
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#10. American Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 66%
- Average group size: 3.0
- 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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#9. Red-bellied Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 70%
- Average group size: 1.16
- 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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#8. Eastern Bluebird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 70%
- Average group size: 2.44
- 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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#7. Carolina Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 75%
- Average group size: 1.33
- 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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#6. Downy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 76%
- Average group size: 1.36
- 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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#5. Mourning Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 79%
- Average group size: 2.78
- 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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#4. House Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 79%
- Average group size: 3.01
- 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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#3. Tufted Titmouse

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 83%
- Average group size: 1.87
- 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. Carolina Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 84%
- Average group size: 1.7
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Carolina: 87%
--- #2. Arkansas: 86%
--- #3. Georgia: 84%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 79%
--- #5. North Carolina: 77%
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#1. Northern Cardinal

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 90%
- Average group size: 2.36
- 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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