Most commonly seen birds in New Jersey

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March 14, 2023
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Most commonly seen birds in New Jersey

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in New Jersey 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 215 count sites in New Jersey. 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: 1%
- Average group size: 1.27
- 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. Red-headed Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.04
- 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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#48. Hermit Thrush

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.07
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 22%
--- #2. North Carolina: 17%
--- #3. Georgia: 16%
--- #4. South Carolina: 11%
--- #5. Virginia: 10%
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#47. Red-shouldered Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.08
- 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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#46. Yellow-rumped Warbler

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.44
- 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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#45. Pine Siskin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.81
- 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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#44. Mallard

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 2.51
- 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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#43. Wild Turkey

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 5.01
- 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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#42. Fox Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.31
- 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. American Tree Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.57
- 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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#40. Canada Goose

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 13.98
- 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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#39. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 1.04
- 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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#38. Pileated Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 1.15
- 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. White-crowned Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 1.7
- 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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#36. Turkey Vulture

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 1.76
- 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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#35. Rock Pigeon

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 7.14
- 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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#34. Red-tailed Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.05
- 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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#33. Chipping Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 2.31
- 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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#32. Brown Creeper

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- 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. Sharp-shinned Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- 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%
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#30. Purple Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 8%
- Average group size: 1.85
- 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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#29. Northern Flicker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- Average group size: 1.08
- 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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#28. Cooper's Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 13%
- 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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#27. Eastern Bluebird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 13%
- Average group size: 2.4
- 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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#26. Northern Mockingbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 14%
- Average group size: 1.04
- 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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#25. Red-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 14%
- Average group size: 1.15
- 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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#24. American Crow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 15%
- Average group size: 2.49
- 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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#23. Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 16%
- Average group size: 1.69
- 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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#22. Carolina Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 16%
- Average group size: 1.8
- 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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#21. American Robin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 28%
- Average group size: 3.16
- 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. Brown-headed Cowbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 28%
- Average group size: 3.98
- 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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#19. Hairy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 37%
- Average group size: 1.18
- 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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#18. Song Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 38%
- 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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#17. Black-capped Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 44%
- Average group size: 1.89
- 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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#16. Carolina Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 49%
- Average group size: 1.19
- 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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#15. American Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 49%
- Average group size: 2.83
- 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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#14. Red-winged Blackbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 56%
- Average group size: 4.0
- 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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#13. European Starling

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 59%
- Average group size: 4.36
- 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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#12. Common Grackle

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 60%
- Average group size: 5.59
- 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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#11. House Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 61%
- Average group size: 5.71
- 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. White-throated Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 69%
- Average group size: 2.88
- 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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#9. Tufted Titmouse

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 76%
- Average group size: 2.14
- 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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#8. Blue Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 76%
- Average group size: 2.31
- 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. White-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 82%
- Average group size: 1.51
- 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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#6. Downy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 84%
- Average group size: 1.56
- 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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#5. House Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 85%
- Average group size: 4.25
- 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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#4. Red-bellied Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 86%
- Average group size: 1.14
- 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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#3. Mourning Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 90%
- Average group size: 4.99
- 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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#2. Northern Cardinal

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 93%
- Average group size: 2.56
- 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: 93%
- Average group size: 4.56
- 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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