Most commonly seen birds in Oklahoma

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March 14, 2023
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Most commonly seen birds in Oklahoma

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Oklahoma 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 29 count sites in Oklahoma. 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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#48. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (tie)

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- 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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#48. Ladder-backed Woodpecker (tie)

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 37%
--- #2. Arizona: 26%
--- #3. Texas: 12%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 3%
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#48. House Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oklahoma: 3%
--- #2. Texas: 2%
--- #2. Florida: 2%
--- #4. North Carolina: 1%
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#47. Bewick's Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.03
- 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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#46. Great Blue Heron

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.21
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 5%
--- #2. Arkansas: 4%
--- #2. Indiana: 4%
--- #4. Rhode Island: 3%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 3%
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#45. Hairy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- 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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#44. Spotted Towhee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.25
- 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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#43. Barred Owl

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.45
- 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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#42. Great Horned Owl

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 1.65
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Dakota: 5%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 3%
--- #2. Utah: 3%
--- #4. Idaho: 2%
--- #5. California: 1%
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#41. Brewer's Blackbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 2.0
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 8%
--- #2. Oregon: 4%
--- #3. Oklahoma: 3%
--- #4. North Carolina: 2%
--- #5. California: 1%
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#40. Brown-headed Cowbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 3.03
- 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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#39. Eastern Meadowlark

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 4.28
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oklahoma: 3%
--- #2. Texas: 1%
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#38. Common Grackle

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- Average group size: 4.44
- 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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#37. Cooper's Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- 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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#36. Sharp-shinned Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 1.03
- 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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#34. White-crowned Sparrow (tie)

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 1.14
- 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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#34. Red-tailed Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 1.14
- 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. Song Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 1.28
- 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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#32. Fox Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 1.72
- 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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#31. Purple Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 1.9
- 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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#30. Eastern Bluebird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 2.3
- 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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#29. Cedar Waxwing

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 5.81
- 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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#28. Canada Goose

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 9.75
- 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. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- 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%
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#26. Northern Flicker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- Average group size: 1.05
- 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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#25. Red-shouldered Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- 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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#24. Brown Creeper

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- Average group size: 1.27
- 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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#23. Northern Mockingbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 17%
- Average group size: 1.08
- 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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#22. Eurasian Collared-Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 17%
- Average group size: 1.91
- 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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#21. White-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 21%
- Average group size: 1.21
- 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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#20. Harris's Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 24%
- Average group size: 2.94
- 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-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 28%
- Average group size: 1.39
- 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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#18. White-throated Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 28%
- Average group size: 2.55
- 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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#17. White-winged Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 28%
- Average group size: 3.19
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Texas: 72%
--- #2. New Mexico: 60%
--- #3. Louisiana: 35%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 28%
--- #5. Arizona: 24%
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#16. Red-winged Blackbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 28%
- Average group size: 6.29
- 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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#15. Carolina Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 45%
- Average group size: 1.32
- 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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#14. American Crow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 45%
- Average group size: 2.77
- 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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#13. Tufted Titmouse

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 52%
- Average group size: 1.74
- 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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#12. Blue Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 52%
- Average group size: 1.94
- 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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#11. European Starling

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 52%
- Average group size: 4.78
- 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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#10. American Robin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 55%
- Average group size: 3.14
- 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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#9. House Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 55%
- Average group size: 5.01
- 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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#8. Red-bellied Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 59%
- Average group size: 1.11
- 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. Mourning Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 66%
- Average group size: 2.77
- 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 Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 66%
- Average group size: 3.5
- 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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#5. American Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 76%
- Average group size: 5.52
- 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. Downy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 79%
- Average group size: 1.47
- 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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#3. Carolina Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 79%
- Average group size: 2.38
- 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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#2. Dark-eyed Junco

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 79%
- Average group size: 4.51
- 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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#1. Northern Cardinal

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 83%
- Average group size: 3.84
- 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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