Most commonly seen birds in Minnesota

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March 14, 2023
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Most commonly seen birds in Minnesota

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Minnesota 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 239 count sites in Minnesota. 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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#40. Barred Owl

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 1%
- Average group size: 1.03
- 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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#39. Common Raven

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 1%
- Average group size: 1.36
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alaska: 31%
--- #2. New Mexico: 18%
--- #3. Nevada: 16%
--- #4. Arizona: 15%
--- #5. California: 8%
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#38. Mallard

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 1%
- Average group size: 5.98
- 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%
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#37. Northern Shrike

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Wyoming: 6%
--- #2. Minnesota: 2%
--- #2. New Hampshire: 2%
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#35. Sharp-shinned Hawk (tie)

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.02
- 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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#35. Red-tailed Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.02
- 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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#34. Song Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.54
- 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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#33. Common Redpoll

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 2.87
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alaska: 41%
--- #2. Minnesota: 2%
--- #2. Michigan: 2%
--- #2. Maine: 2%
--- #5. Wisconsin: 1%
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#32. Red-winged Blackbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 3.05
- 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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#31. Brown Creeper

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.05
- 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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#30. White-throated Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.41
- 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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#29. Eurasian Collared-Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 2.33
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 69%
--- #2. South Dakota: 67%
--- #3. Wyoming: 61%
--- #4. Idaho: 48%
--- #4. Colorado: 48%
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#28. Evening Grosbeak

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 9.31
- 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%
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#27. Cooper's Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 1.0
- 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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#26. Tufted Titmouse

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 1.43
- 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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#25. Pine Siskin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 2.42
- 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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#24. Rock Pigeon

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 3.36
- 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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#23. Ring-necked Pheasant

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.94
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Minnesota: 5%
--- #1. South Dakota: 5%
--- #1. Idaho: 5%
--- #4. Montana: 4%
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#22. Pine Grosbeak

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 5.57
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alaska: 24%
--- #2. Minnesota: 7%
--- #3. Michigan: 2%
--- #3. Maine: 2%
--- #3. Idaho: 2%
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#21. American Robin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 2.51
- 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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#20. Purple Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- Average group size: 2.67
- 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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#19. Wild Turkey

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 12%
- Average group size: 5.93
- 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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#18. Northern Flicker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 13%
- Average group size: 1.22
- 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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#17. American Tree Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 13%
- Average group size: 2.41
- 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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#16. European Starling

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 19%
- Average group size: 3.29
- 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. Mourning Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 23%
- Average group size: 3.6
- 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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#14. Pileated Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 28%
- Average group size: 1.2
- 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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#13. Red-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 31%
- Average group size: 1.29
- 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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#12. American Crow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 33%
- Average group size: 2.2
- 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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#11. House Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 46%
- Average group size: 6.34
- 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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#10. Red-bellied Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 61%
- 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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#9. House Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 61%
- Average group size: 3.64
- 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. Blue Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 62%
- 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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#7. Hairy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 63%
- Average group size: 1.31
- 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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#6. American Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 69%
- Average group size: 4.97
- 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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#5. Northern Cardinal

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 74%
- Average group size: 2.48
- 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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#4. White-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 76%
- Average group size: 1.45
- 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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#3. Dark-eyed Junco

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 79%
- Average group size: 4.37
- 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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#2. Downy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 89%
- Average group size: 1.75
- 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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#1. Black-capped Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 96%
- Average group size: 3.15
- 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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