Most commonly seen birds in Nevada

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March 14, 2023
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Most commonly seen birds in Nevada

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Nevada 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 19 count sites in Nevada. 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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#43. White-headed Woodpecker (tie)

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 5%
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#43. White-breasted Nuthatch (tie)

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.0
- 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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#43. Red-breasted Nuthatch (tie)

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.0
- 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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#43. Purple Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.0
- 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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#42. Red-tailed Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.06
- 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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#41. Golden-crowned Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.41
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 41%
--- #2. Oregon: 36%
--- #3. Washington: 31%
--- #4. Nevada: 5%
--- #5. Alaska: 3%
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#40. Great-tailed Grackle

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.8
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 9%
--- #2. Texas: 6%
--- #3. Nevada: 5%
--- #4. New Mexico: 1%
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#39. Clark's Nutcracker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.81
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Montana: 11%
--- #2. Nevada: 5%
--- #3. Colorado: 2%
--- #4. New Mexico: 1%
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#38. Pygmy Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 3.02
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Colorado: 18%
--- #2. California: 10%
--- #3. Arizona: 9%
--- #4. Oregon: 6%
--- #5. Nevada: 5%
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#37. Chipping Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 3.15
- 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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#36. Cedar Waxwing

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 4.38
- 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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#35. Gambel's Quail

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 9.06
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 54%
--- #2. New Mexico: 9%
--- #3. Nevada: 5%
--- #4. Utah: 3%
--- #5. Colorado: 1%
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#34. Pinyon Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 14.77
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 7%
--- #2. Nevada: 5%
--- #3. Utah: 3%
--- #4. Montana: 2%
--- #4. Idaho: 2%
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#33. Sharp-shinned Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 11%
- 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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#32. Townsend's Solitaire

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 11%
- Average group size: 1.19
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 19%
--- #2. Nevada: 11%
--- #2. Colorado: 11%
--- #2. Wyoming: 11%
--- #5. Utah: 7%
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#31. Verdin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 11%
- Average group size: 1.38
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 38%
--- #2. Nevada: 11%
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#30. Black-billed Magpie

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 11%
- Average group size: 2.48
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Montana: 63%
--- #2. Alaska: 48%
--- #3. Colorado: 41%
--- #4. Wyoming: 39%
--- #5. Utah: 34%
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#29. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 16%
- Average group size: 1.0
- 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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#27. Song Sparrow (tie)

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 16%
- Average group size: 1.13
- 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. Bewick's Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 16%
- Average group size: 1.13
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 31%
--- #1. Washington: 31%
--- #3. Texas: 22%
--- #4. Nevada: 16%
--- #4. Arizona: 16%
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#26. Orange-crowned Warbler

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 16%
- Average group size: 1.29
- 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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#25. Common Raven

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 16%
- Average group size: 1.62
- 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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#24. Northern Mockingbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 1.05
- 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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#23. Downy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 1.15
- 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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#22. American Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 2.8
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 77%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 76%
--- #2. Wisconsin: 76%
--- #4. Michigan: 74%
--- #5. Missouri: 73%
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#21. Steller's Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 2.84
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 44%
--- #1. Washington: 44%
--- #3. Nevada: 21%
--- #4. Colorado: 18%
--- #5. California: 17%
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#20. European Starling

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 5.7
- 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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#19. Red-winged Blackbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 5.73
- 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. California Quail

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 12.96
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 21%
--- #2. Idaho: 19%
--- #3. Utah: 17%
--- #4. California: 11%
--- #5. Oregon: 9%
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#17. Bushtit

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 26%
- Average group size: 8.02
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 43%
--- #2. Oregon: 40%
--- #3. Washington: 29%
--- #4. Colorado: 27%
--- #5. Nevada: 26%
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#16. Cooper's Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 32%
- 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%
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#15. Mountain Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 32%
- Average group size: 1.89
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 42%
--- #2. Montana: 33%
--- #3. Nevada: 32%
--- #4. Wyoming: 28%
--- #5. Colorado: 27%
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#14. Cassin's Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 32%
- Average group size: 3.15
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 32%
--- #2. Arizona: 27%
--- #3. New Mexico: 25%
--- #4. Colorado: 22%
--- #5. Wyoming: 17%
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#13. Rock Pigeon

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 32%
- Average group size: 5.32
- 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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#12. Yellow-rumped Warbler

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 37%
- Average group size: 1.47
- 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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#11. California Scrub-Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 37%
- Average group size: 2.39
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 59%
--- #2. Oregon: 55%
--- #3. Nevada: 37%
--- #4. Washington: 12%
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#10. Eurasian Collared-Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 47%
- Average group size: 7.46
- 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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#9. Spotted Towhee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 53%
- Average group size: 1.78
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 71%
--- #2. Oregon: 60%
--- #3. Nevada: 53%
--- #4. New Mexico: 52%
--- #5. Utah: 48%
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#8. American Robin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 58%
- Average group size: 1.8
- 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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#7. Mourning Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 58%
- Average group size: 4.42
- 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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#6. House Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 58%
- Average group size: 11.12
- 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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#5. Northern Flicker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 63%
- Average group size: 1.39
- 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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#4. Lesser Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 68%
- Average group size: 5.99
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 68%
--- #2. California: 66%
--- #3. Arizona: 57%
--- #4. Oregon: 55%
--- #5. Utah: 45%
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#3. White-crowned Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 74%
- Average group size: 6.01
- 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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#2. House Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 79%
- Average group size: 5.07
- 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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#1. Dark-eyed Junco

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 84%
- Average group size: 3.44
- 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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