Most commonly seen birds in Nebraska

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March 14, 2023
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Most commonly seen birds in Nebraska

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Nebraska 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 33 count sites in Nebraska. 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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#35. Fox Sparrow (tie)

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.0
- 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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#35. Barred Owl (tie)

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.0
- 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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#35. Bald Eagle

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Dakota: 5%
--- #2. Alaska: 3%
--- #2. Nebraska: 3%
--- #4. South Carolina: 1%
--- #4. Florida: 1%
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#34. Carolina Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.04
- 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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#33. Red-headed Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- 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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#32. Purple Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 2.81
- 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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#31. Song Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 3.73
- 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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#30. Field Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 4.64
- 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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#29. Canada Goose

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 22.03
- 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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#27. Sharp-shinned Hawk (tie)

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 1.0
- 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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#27. Brown Creeper

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 1.0
- 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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#26. White-throated Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 1.33
- 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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#25. Wild Turkey

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 6.8
- 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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#24. Tufted Titmouse

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 1.86
- 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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#23. Cedar Waxwing

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 4.73
- 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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#22. American Crow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 12%
- Average group size: 1.63
- 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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#21. Cooper's Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 15%
- Average group size: 1.02
- 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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#20. Harris's Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 15%
- Average group size: 2.11
- 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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#19. Red-winged Blackbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 18%
- Average group size: 1.63
- 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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#18. American Tree Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 18%
- Average group size: 2.95
- 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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#17. Hairy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 24%
- 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%
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#16. Red-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 24%
- Average group size: 1.34
- 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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#15. Eurasian Collared-Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 27%
- Average group size: 2.4
- 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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#14. Northern Flicker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 39%
- Average group size: 1.25
- 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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#13. Black-capped Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 45%
- Average group size: 1.95
- 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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#12. Red-bellied Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 48%
- Average group size: 1.18
- 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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#11. Mourning Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 52%
- Average group size: 3.19
- 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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#10. White-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 55%
- Average group size: 1.5
- 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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#9. American Robin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 55%
- Average group size: 2.42
- 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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#8. American Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 55%
- Average group size: 5.42
- 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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#7. House Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 64%
- Average group size: 3.76
- 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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#6. European Starling

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 67%
- Average group size: 5.05
- 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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#5. Blue Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 73%
- Average group size: 2.54
- 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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#4. House Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 79%
- Average group size: 8.96
- 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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#3. Downy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 82%
- Average group size: 1.62
- 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: 82%
- Average group size: 2.96
- 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: 85%
- Average group size: 5.39
- 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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