Most commonly seen birds in Oregon
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Oregon 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 200 count sites in Oregon. 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.
#50. Mallard
- Average group size: 3.43
- 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%
#49. Black-billed Magpie
- Average group size: 2.53
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Montana: 63%
--- #2. Alaska: 48%
--- #3. Colorado: 41%
--- #4. Wyoming: 39%
--- #5. Utah: 34%
#48. Cassin's Finch
- Average group size: 2.58
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 32%
--- #2. Arizona: 27%
--- #3. New Mexico: 25%
--- #4. Colorado: 22%
--- #5. Wyoming: 17%
#47. Western Bluebird
- Average group size: 3.61
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 10%
--- #2. California: 9%
--- #3. Arizona: 6%
--- #4. Oregon: 3%
#46. Oak Titmouse
- Average group size: 1.31
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 43%
--- #2. Oregon: 4%
#45. Brewer's Blackbird
- Average group size: 5.1
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 8%
--- #2. Oregon: 4%
--- #3. Oklahoma: 3%
--- #4. North Carolina: 2%
--- #5. California: 1%
#44. Hermit Thrush
- Average group size: 1.01
- 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%
#43. Pine Siskin
- Average group size: 2.48
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 49%
--- #2. Maine: 20%
--- #2. Colorado: 20%
--- #4. Arizona: 16%
--- #5. Montana: 13%
#42. Wild Turkey
- Average group size: 6.22
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 21%
--- #2. New Hampshire: 15%
--- #3. Wisconsin: 12%
--- #3. Minnesota: 12%
--- #5. Wyoming: 11%
#41. Sharp-shinned Hawk
- 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%
#40. Brown Creeper
- 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%
#39. Pygmy Nuthatch
- Average group size: 3.59
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Colorado: 18%
--- #2. California: 10%
--- #3. Arizona: 9%
--- #4. Oregon: 6%
--- #5. Nevada: 5%
#38. White-throated Sparrow
- Average group size: 1.23
- 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%
#37. Acorn Woodpecker
- Average group size: 2.3
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 15%
--- #2. Oregon: 8%
--- #3. Arizona: 6%
--- #4. New Mexico: 3%
#36. California Quail
- Average group size: 10.45
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 21%
--- #2. Idaho: 19%
--- #3. Utah: 17%
--- #4. California: 11%
--- #5. Oregon: 9%
#35. Cooper's Hawk
- Average group size: 1.01
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 32%
--- #2. Arizona: 26%
--- #3. New Mexico: 18%
--- #4. Illinois: 17%
--- #4. Mississippi: 17%
#34. Mountain Chickadee
- Average group size: 2.17
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 42%
--- #2. Montana: 33%
--- #3. Nevada: 32%
--- #4. Wyoming: 28%
--- #5. Colorado: 27%
#33. Purple Finch
- Average group size: 1.98
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 50%
--- #2. Arkansas: 32%
--- #3. Alabama: 27%
--- #4. North Carolina: 25%
--- #5. Missouri: 24%
#32. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Average group size: 1.17
- 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%
#31. Bewick's Wren
- Average group size: 1.05
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 31%
--- #1. Washington: 31%
--- #3. Texas: 22%
--- #4. Nevada: 16%
--- #4. Arizona: 16%
#30. Hairy Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.16
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Hampshire: 69%
--- #2. Maine: 67%
--- #3. Minnesota: 63%
--- #3. Vermont: 63%
--- #5. Connecticut: 61%
#29. White-breasted Nuthatch
- Average group size: 1.29
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 93%
--- #2. Maine: 85%
--- #2. Vermont: 85%
--- #4. Connecticut: 84%
--- #4. Massachusetts: 84%
#28. House Sparrow
- Average group size: 3.35
- 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%
#27. Red-winged Blackbird
- Average group size: 3.88
- 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%
#26. White-crowned Sparrow
- Average group size: 2.7
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 74%
--- #2. California: 67%
--- #3. Arizona: 59%
--- #4. New Mexico: 36%
--- #5. Utah: 21%
#25. American Goldfinch
- Average group size: 3.68
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 77%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 76%
--- #2. Wisconsin: 76%
--- #4. Michigan: 74%
--- #5. Missouri: 73%
#24. Townsend's Warbler
- Average group size: 1.22
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 24%
--- #2. California: 14%
--- #3. Washington: 12%
#23. Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Average group size: 2.58
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 69%
--- #2. South Dakota: 67%
--- #3. Wyoming: 61%
--- #4. Idaho: 48%
--- #4. Colorado: 48%
#22. Fox Sparrow
- Average group size: 1.47
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 27%
--- #2. Washington: 15%
--- #3. California: 12%
--- #4. Oklahoma: 7%
--- #5. Missouri: 5%
#21. Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Average group size: 1.45
- 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%
#20. American Crow
- Average group size: 2.57
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 49%
--- #2. Oklahoma: 45%
--- #3. North Carolina: 39%
--- #4. Vermont: 37%
--- #5. Georgia: 34%
#19. Varied Thrush
- Average group size: 1.49
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 44%
--- #2. Oregon: 35%
--- #3. Alaska: 7%
--- #4. Idaho: 5%
#18. Golden-crowned Sparrow
- Average group size: 3.1
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 41%
--- #2. Oregon: 36%
--- #3. Washington: 31%
--- #4. Nevada: 5%
--- #5. Alaska: 3%
#17. Chestnut-backed Chickadee
- Average group size: 1.9
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 48%
--- #2. Oregon: 39%
--- #3. California: 37%
--- #4. Alaska: 3%
--- #5. Montana: 2%
#16. Mourning Dove
- Average group size: 2.85
- 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%
#15. Bushtit
- Average group size: 11.04
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 43%
--- #2. Oregon: 40%
--- #3. Washington: 29%
--- #4. Colorado: 27%
--- #5. Nevada: 26%
#14. Steller's Jay
- Average group size: 2.37
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 44%
--- #1. Washington: 44%
--- #3. Nevada: 21%
--- #4. Colorado: 18%
--- #5. California: 17%
#13. European Starling
- Average group size: 3.41
- 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%
#12. Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Average group size: 1.35
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 69%
--- #2. South Dakota: 57%
--- #3. Alaska: 55%
--- #4. Montana: 54%
--- #5. Oregon: 45%
#11. Downy Woodpecker
- Average group size: 1.24
- 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%
#10. American Robin
- Average group size: 2.18
- 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%
#9. California Scrub-Jay
- Average group size: 1.68
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 59%
--- #2. Oregon: 55%
--- #3. Nevada: 37%
--- #4. Washington: 12%
#8. Lesser Goldfinch
- Average group size: 4.56
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 68%
--- #2. California: 66%
--- #3. Arizona: 57%
--- #4. Oregon: 55%
--- #5. Utah: 45%
#7. Song Sparrow
- Average group size: 1.49
- 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%
#6. Spotted Towhee
- Average group size: 2.04
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 71%
--- #2. Oregon: 60%
--- #3. Nevada: 53%
--- #4. New Mexico: 52%
--- #5. Utah: 48%
#5. Northern Flicker
- Average group size: 1.46
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 79%
--- #2. Colorado: 66%
--- #3. Montana: 65%
--- #4. Washington: 63%
--- #4. Nevada: 63%
#4. House Finch
- Average group size: 3.74
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 97%
--- #2. Arizona: 94%
--- #3. New Mexico: 90%
--- #4. Ohio: 87%
--- #5. Colorado: 86%
#3. Anna's Hummingbird
- Average group size: 1.66
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 73%
--- #2. Washington: 66%
--- #3. California: 63%
--- #4. Arizona: 55%
#2. Black-capped Chickadee
- Average group size: 2.14
- 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%
#1. Dark-eyed Junco
- Average group size: 6.57
- 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%