Most commonly seen birds in Idaho
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Idaho 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 42 count sites in Idaho. 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.
#45. Yellow-rumped Warbler (tie)
- Average group size: 1.0
- 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%
#45. Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay (tie)
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 59%
--- #2. New Mexico: 58%
--- #3. Arizona: 18%
--- #4. Colorado: 13%
--- #5. Texas: 2%
#45. Ruffed Grouse
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alaska: 7%
--- #2. Montana: 2%
--- #2. Idaho: 2%
--- #4. Wisconsin: 1%
#44. Juniper Titmouse
- Average group size: 1.09
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 39%
--- #2. Utah: 10%
--- #3. Arizona: 5%
--- #4. Idaho: 2%
#43. Great Horned Owl
- Average group size: 1.25
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Dakota: 5%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 3%
--- #2. Utah: 3%
--- #4. Idaho: 2%
--- #5. California: 1%
#42. Western Screech-Owl
- Average group size: 1.39
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Idaho: 2%
#41. Pine Grosbeak
- Average group size: 2.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alaska: 24%
--- #2. Minnesota: 7%
--- #3. Michigan: 2%
--- #3. Maine: 2%
--- #3. Idaho: 2%
#40. Chestnut-backed Chickadee
- Average group size: 2.07
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 48%
--- #2. Oregon: 39%
--- #3. California: 37%
--- #4. Alaska: 3%
--- #5. Montana: 2%
#39. Mallard
- Average group size: 2.53
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 8%
--- #2. Utah: 7%
--- #2. Rhode Island: 7%
--- #4. South Dakota: 5%
--- #4. Louisiana: 5%
#38. Wild Turkey
- Average group size: 5.02
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 21%
--- #2. New Hampshire: 15%
--- #3. Wisconsin: 12%
--- #3. Minnesota: 12%
--- #5. Wyoming: 11%
#37. Pinyon Jay
- Average group size: 33.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 7%
--- #2. Nevada: 5%
--- #3. Utah: 3%
--- #4. Montana: 2%
--- #4. Idaho: 2%
#36. Merlin
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Idaho: 5%
--- #2. Oregon: 2%
--- #3. Arizona: 1%
#35. Red-tailed Hawk
- Average group size: 1.04
- 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%
#34. Varied Thrush
- Average group size: 1.08
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 44%
--- #2. Oregon: 35%
--- #3. Alaska: 7%
--- #4. Idaho: 5%
#33. Ring-necked Pheasant
- Average group size: 1.32
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Minnesota: 5%
--- #1. South Dakota: 5%
--- #1. Idaho: 5%
--- #4. Montana: 4%
#32. White-breasted Nuthatch
- Average group size: 1.57
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 93%
--- #2. Maine: 85%
--- #2. Vermont: 85%
--- #4. Connecticut: 84%
--- #4. Massachusetts: 84%
#31. Pygmy Nuthatch
- Average group size: 2.21
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Colorado: 18%
--- #2. California: 10%
--- #3. Arizona: 9%
--- #4. Oregon: 6%
--- #5. Nevada: 5%
#30. American Tree Sparrow
- Average group size: 2.54
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Wisconsin: 25%
--- #2. Iowa: 23%
--- #2. Vermont: 23%
--- #4. Wyoming: 22%
--- #4. Michigan: 22%
#29. White-crowned Sparrow
- Average group size: 4.75
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 74%
--- #2. California: 67%
--- #3. Arizona: 59%
--- #4. New Mexico: 36%
--- #5. Utah: 21%
#28. Townsend's Solitaire
- Average group size: 1.16
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 19%
--- #2. Nevada: 11%
--- #2. Colorado: 11%
--- #2. Wyoming: 11%
--- #5. Utah: 7%
#27. American Crow
- Average group size: 2.5
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 49%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 45%
--- #3. North Carolina: 39%
--- #4. Vermont: 37%
--- #5. Georgia: 34%
#26. Steller's Jay
- Average group size: 2.54
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 44%
--- #1. Washington: 44%
--- #3. Nevada: 21%
--- #4. Colorado: 18%
--- #5. California: 17%
#25. Evening Grosbeak
- Average group size: 6.28
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 21%
--- #2. Vermont: 10%
--- #2. Arizona: 10%
--- #4. New Hampshire: 9%
--- #5. Idaho: 7%
#24. Cooper's Hawk
- Average group size: 1.1
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 32%
--- #2. Arizona: 26%
--- #3. New Mexico: 18%
--- #4. Illinois: 17%
--- #4. Mississippi: 17%
#23. Spotted Towhee
- Average group size: 1.69
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 71%
--- #2. Oregon: 60%
--- #3. Nevada: 53%
--- #4. New Mexico: 52%
--- #5. Utah: 48%
#22. Cassin's Finch
- Average group size: 2.06
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 32%
--- #2. Arizona: 27%
--- #3. New Mexico: 25%
--- #4. Colorado: 22%
--- #5. Wyoming: 17%
#21. Pine Siskin
- Average group size: 2.77
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 49%
--- #2. Maine: 20%
--- #2. Colorado: 20%
--- #4. Arizona: 16%
--- #5. Montana: 13%
#20. Sharp-shinned Hawk
- 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%
#19. Hairy Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.22
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Hampshire: 69%
--- #2. Maine: 67%
--- #3. Minnesota: 63%
--- #3. Vermont: 63%
--- #5. Connecticut: 61%
#18. Mountain Chickadee
- Average group size: 1.46
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 42%
--- #2. Montana: 33%
--- #3. Nevada: 32%
--- #4. Wyoming: 28%
--- #5. Colorado: 27%
#17. Mourning Dove
- Average group size: 4.05
- 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%
#16. California Quail
- Average group size: 10.79
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 21%
--- #2. Idaho: 19%
--- #3. Utah: 17%
--- #4. California: 11%
--- #5. Oregon: 9%
#15. Song Sparrow
- Average group size: 1.39
- 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%
#14. Lesser Goldfinch
- Average group size: 4.42
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 68%
--- #2. California: 66%
--- #3. Arizona: 57%
--- #4. Oregon: 55%
--- #5. Utah: 45%
#13. European Starling
- Average group size: 5.24
- 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%
#12. Red-winged Blackbird
- Average group size: 5.42
- 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%
#11. Downy Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.14
- 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%
#10. Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Average group size: 1.49
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 69%
--- #2. South Dakota: 57%
--- #3. Alaska: 55%
--- #4. Montana: 54%
--- #5. Oregon: 45%
#9. Black-billed Magpie
- Average group size: 2.66
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Montana: 63%
--- #2. Alaska: 48%
--- #3. Colorado: 41%
--- #4. Wyoming: 39%
--- #5. Utah: 34%
#8. American Robin
- Average group size: 2.87
- 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%
#7. American Goldfinch
- Average group size: 4.8
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 77%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 76%
--- #2. Wisconsin: 76%
--- #4. Michigan: 74%
--- #5. Missouri: 73%
#6. House Sparrow
- Average group size: 10.05
- 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%
#5. Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Average group size: 4.12
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 69%
--- #2. South Dakota: 67%
--- #3. Wyoming: 61%
--- #4. Idaho: 48%
--- #4. Colorado: 48%
#4. Northern Flicker
- Average group size: 1.47
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 79%
--- #2. Colorado: 66%
--- #3. Montana: 65%
--- #4. Washington: 63%
--- #4. Nevada: 63%
#3. Black-capped Chickadee
- Average group size: 2.33
- 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%
#2. House Finch
- Average group size: 9.24
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 97%
--- #2. Arizona: 94%
--- #3. New Mexico: 90%
--- #4. Ohio: 87%
--- #5. Colorado: 86%
#1. Dark-eyed Junco
- Average group size: 4.91
- 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%