Most commonly seen birds in New York

Written by:
March 14, 2023
Canva

Most commonly seen birds in New York

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in New York 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 758 count sites in New York. 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.

You may also like: How gas prices have changed in New York in the last week
1 / 43
Canva

#43. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 1%
- Average group size: 1.03
- 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%
2 / 43
Canva

#42. Fox Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 1%
- Average group size: 1.34
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 27%
--- #2. Washington: 15%
--- #3. California: 12%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 7%
--- #5. Missouri: 5%
3 / 43
Canva

#41. Common Raven

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 1%
- Average group size: 1.38
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alaska: 31%
--- #2. New Mexico: 18%
--- #3. Nevada: 16%
--- #4. Arizona: 15%
--- #5. California: 8%
4 / 43
Canva

#40. Canada Goose

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 1%
- Average group size: 9.4
- 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%
5 / 43
Canva

#39. Chipping Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.28
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 59%
--- #2. Mississippi: 50%
--- #3. South Carolina: 45%
--- #4. Louisiana: 40%
--- #5. Alabama: 39%
You may also like: Healthy hotspots: The most physically active counties in New York
6 / 43
Canva

#38. Pine Siskin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 2.44
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 49%
--- #2. Maine: 20%
--- #2. Colorado: 20%
--- #4. Arizona: 16%
--- #5. Montana: 13%
7 / 43
Canva

#37. 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%
8 / 43
Canva

#36. White-crowned Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.73
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 74%
--- #2. California: 67%
--- #3. Arizona: 59%
--- #4. New Mexico: 36%
--- #5. Utah: 21%
9 / 43
Canva

#35. Evening Grosbeak

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 8.71
- 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%
10 / 43
Canva

#34. Sharp-shinned Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- 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%
You may also like: Best- and worst-run cities in New York
11 / 43
Canva

#33. Red-tailed Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- 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%
12 / 43
Canva

#32. Wild Turkey

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 6.88
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 21%
--- #2. New Hampshire: 15%
--- #3. Wisconsin: 12%
--- #3. Minnesota: 12%
--- #5. Wyoming: 11%
13 / 43
Canva

#31. Northern Mockingbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- Average group size: 1.09
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Tennessee: 62%
--- #2. Louisiana: 60%
--- #3. Mississippi: 58%
--- #4. Alabama: 55%
--- #5. South Carolina: 53%
14 / 43
Canva

#30. Pileated Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 1.13
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Minnesota: 28%
--- #2. West Virginia: 21%
--- #3. Michigan: 17%
--- #4. Indiana: 16%
--- #4. Wisconsin: 16%
15 / 43
Canva

#29. Rock Pigeon

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 4.58
- 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%
You may also like: Highest-rated breweries in New York
16 / 43
Canva

#28. Purple Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 2.07
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 50%
--- #2. Arkansas: 32%
--- #3. Alabama: 27%
--- #4. North Carolina: 25%
--- #5. Missouri: 24%
17 / 43
Canva

#27. Cooper's Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 8%
- 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%
18 / 43
Canva

#26. Eastern Bluebird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 11%
- Average group size: 2.6
- 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%
19 / 43
Canva

#25. Northern Flicker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 12%
- Average group size: 1.18
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 79%
--- #2. Colorado: 66%
--- #3. Montana: 65%
--- #4. Washington: 63%
--- #4. Nevada: 63%
20 / 43
Canva

#24. American Robin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 12%
- Average group size: 2.74
- 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%
You may also like: Counties where homes are selling the fastest in New York
21 / 43
Canva

#23. Brown-headed Cowbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 12%
- Average group size: 2.84
- 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%
22 / 43
Canva

#22. Song Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 14%
- Average group size: 1.44
- 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%
23 / 43
Canva

#21. American Tree Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 2.28
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Wisconsin: 25%
--- #2. Iowa: 23%
--- #2. Vermont: 23%
--- #4. Wyoming: 22%
--- #4. Michigan: 22%
24 / 43
Canva

#20. American Crow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 27%
- Average group size: 2.56
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 49%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 45%
--- #3. North Carolina: 39%
--- #4. Vermont: 37%
--- #5. Georgia: 34%
25 / 43
Canva

#19. Carolina Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 28%
- Average group size: 1.17
- 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%
You may also like: Counties where children have the best opportunity for economic mobility in New York
26 / 43
Canva

#18. Red-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 30%
- Average group size: 1.25
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 69%
--- #2. South Dakota: 57%
--- #3. Alaska: 55%
--- #4. Montana: 54%
--- #5. Oregon: 45%
27 / 43
Canva

#17. White-throated Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 30%
- Average group size: 2.42
- 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%
28 / 43
Canva

#16. Common Grackle

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 33%
- Average group size: 3.27
- 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%
29 / 43
Canva

#15. Red-winged Blackbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 48%
- Average group size: 4.21
- 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%
30 / 43
Canva

#14. Hairy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 53%
- Average group size: 1.24
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Hampshire: 69%
--- #2. Maine: 67%
--- #3. Minnesota: 63%
--- #3. Vermont: 63%
--- #5. Connecticut: 61%
You may also like: Counties with the most prewar homes in New York
31 / 43
Canva

#13. House Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 53%
- Average group size: 6.76
- 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%
32 / 43
Canva

#12. American Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 54%
- Average group size: 3.54
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 77%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 76%
--- #2. Wisconsin: 76%
--- #4. Michigan: 74%
--- #5. Missouri: 73%
33 / 43
Canva

#11. European Starling

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 54%
- Average group size: 4.26
- 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%
34 / 43
Canva

#10. House Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 55%
- Average group size: 3.62
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 97%
--- #2. Arizona: 94%
--- #3. New Mexico: 90%
--- #4. Ohio: 87%
--- #5. Colorado: 86%
35 / 43
Canva

#9. Red-bellied Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 69%
- Average group size: 1.13
- 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%
You may also like: Movies and TV shows casting in New York
36 / 43
Canva

#8. Blue Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 72%
- Average group size: 2.6
- 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%
37 / 43
Canva

#7. Tufted Titmouse

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 78%
- Average group size: 2.12
- 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%
38 / 43
Canva

#6. White-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 80%
- Average group size: 1.43
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 93%
--- #2. Maine: 85%
--- #2. Vermont: 85%
--- #4. Connecticut: 84%
--- #4. Massachusetts: 84%
39 / 43
Canva

#5. Mourning Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 82%
- Average group size: 4.71
- 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%
40 / 43
Canva

#4. Dark-eyed Junco

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 84%
- Average group size: 3.86
- 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%
You may also like: Counties with the highest STI rates in New York
41 / 43
Canva

#3. Downy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 85%
- Average group size: 1.58
- 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%
42 / 43
Canva

#2. Northern Cardinal

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 87%
- Average group size: 2.58
- 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%
43 / 43
Canva

#1. Black-capped Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 90%
- Average group size: 2.78
- 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%

Trending Now