Most commonly seen birds in Missouri

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March 14, 2023
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Most commonly seen birds in Missouri

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Missouri 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 122 count sites in Missouri. 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. Field Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.64
- 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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#49. American Tree Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.83
- 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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#48. Chipping Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.98
- 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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#47. Turkey Vulture

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 2.69
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 8%
--- #2. Florida: 4%
--- #2. New Jersey: 4%
--- #4. Maryland: 3%
--- #4. Pennsylvania: 3%
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#46. Mallard

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 4.78
- 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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#45. Cedar Waxwing

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 7.01
- 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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#44. Canada Goose

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 8.57
- 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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#43. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 1.01
- 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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#42. Fox Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.33
- 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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#41. White-crowned Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.8
- 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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#40. Sharp-shinned Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 1.06
- 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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#39. Red-tailed Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 1.12
- 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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#38. Pileated Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 1.18
- 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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#37. Eurasian Collared-Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 1.63
- 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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#36. Harris's Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 1.79
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Kansas: 31%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 24%
--- #3. Nebraska: 15%
--- #4. Iowa: 8%
--- #5. Texas: 6%
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#35. Wild Turkey

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 4.82
- 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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#34. Northern Mockingbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- 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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#33. Red-shouldered Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 1.06
- 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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#32. Brown Creeper

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 1.07
- 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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#31. Red-headed Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 8%
- Average group size: 1.08
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Iowa: 8%
--- #1. Missouri: 8%
--- #3. Arkansas: 7%
--- #4. Kentucky: 6%
--- #5. Louisiana: 5%
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#30. Brown-headed Cowbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 8%
- Average group size: 1.79
- 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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#29. Cooper's Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 1.01
- 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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#28. Song Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 11%
- Average group size: 1.3
- 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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#27. Red-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 13%
- Average group size: 1.21
- 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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#26. Common Grackle

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 14%
- Average group size: 2.44
- 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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#25. Carolina Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 18%
- Average group size: 2.06
- 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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#24. Red-winged Blackbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 20%
- Average group size: 2.77
- 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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#23. American Crow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 2.66
- 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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#22. Eurasian Tree Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 22%
- Average group size: 4.05
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Missouri: 22%
--- #2. Iowa: 8%
--- #3. Illinois: 5%
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#21. Purple Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 24%
- Average group size: 2.66
- 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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#20. Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 30%
- Average group size: 2.25
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 51%
--- #2. Missouri: 30%
--- #3. Pennsylvania: 27%
--- #4. Ohio: 24%
--- #4. Virginia: 24%
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#19. Northern Flicker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 32%
- 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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#18. Hairy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 34%
- Average group size: 1.17
- 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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#17. Carolina Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 35%
- Average group size: 1.16
- 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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#16. Black-capped Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 39%
- Average group size: 2.15
- 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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#15. Eastern Bluebird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 39%
- Average group size: 2.46
- 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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#14. White-throated Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 47%
- Average group size: 2.87
- 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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#13. American Robin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 53%
- Average group size: 1.89
- 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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#12. House Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 57%
- Average group size: 4.75
- 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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#11. White-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 61%
- Average group size: 1.34
- 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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#10. Blue Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 61%
- Average group size: 1.92
- 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. European Starling

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 62%
- Average group size: 4.31
- 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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#8. Red-bellied Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 66%
- Average group size: 1.19
- 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. Tufted Titmouse

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 71%
- Average group size: 2.06
- 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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#6. Mourning Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 73%
- Average group size: 3.56
- 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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#5. American Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 73%
- Average group size: 4.13
- 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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#4. House Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 83%
- Average group size: 3.78
- 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. Downy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 88%
- Average group size: 1.73
- 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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#2. Northern Cardinal

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 91%
- Average group size: 3.61
- 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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#1. Dark-eyed Junco

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 92%
- Average group size: 4.5
- 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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