Most commonly seen birds in Oregon

Written by:
March 14, 2023
Canva

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.

You may also like: How many people are receiving mental health treatment in Oregon
1 / 50
Canva

#50. Mallard

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- 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%
2 / 50
Canva

#49. Black-billed Magpie

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- 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%
3 / 50
Canva

#48. Cassin's Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- 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%
4 / 50
Canva

#47. Western Bluebird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 3%
- 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%
5 / 50
Canva

#46. Oak Titmouse

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 1.31
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 43%
--- #2. Oregon: 4%
You may also like: Best-performing Oregon stocks last week
6 / 50
Canva

#45. Brewer's Blackbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- 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%
7 / 50
Canva

#44. Hermit Thrush

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- 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%
8 / 50
Canva

#43. Pine Siskin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- 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%
9 / 50
Canva

#42. Wild Turkey

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 5%
- 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%
10 / 50
Canva

#41. Sharp-shinned Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- 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: Counties with the highest STI rates in Oregon
11 / 50
Canva

#40. 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%
12 / 50
Canva

#39. Pygmy Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- 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%
13 / 50
Canva

#38. White-throated Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- 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%
14 / 50
Canva

#37. Acorn Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 8%
- 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%
15 / 50
Canva

#36. California Quail

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- 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%
You may also like: Beef steaks, white bread, and other groceries that dropped in price in the West last month
16 / 50
Canva

#35. Cooper's Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- 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%
17 / 50
Canva

#34. Mountain Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- 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%
18 / 50
Canva

#33. Purple Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 12%
- 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%
19 / 50
Canva

#32. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 13%
- 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%
20 / 50
Canva

#31. Bewick's Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 14%
- 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%
You may also like: These 10 car insurers have the highest market share in Oregon
21 / 50
Canva

#30. Hairy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 18%
- 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%
22 / 50
Canva

#29. White-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 18%
- 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%
23 / 50
Canva

#28. House Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 18%
- 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%
24 / 50
Canva

#27. Red-winged Blackbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 18%
- 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%
25 / 50
Canva

#26. White-crowned Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 20%
- 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%
You may also like: Demand for these health care jobs is increasing most in Oregon
26 / 50
Canva

#25. American Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 22%
- 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%
27 / 50
Canva

#24. Townsend's Warbler

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 24%
- Average group size: 1.22
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 24%
--- #2. California: 14%
--- #3. Washington: 12%
28 / 50
Canva

#23. Eurasian Collared-Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 25%
- 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%
29 / 50
Canva

#22. Fox Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 27%
- 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%
30 / 50
Canva

#21. Yellow-rumped Warbler

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 28%
- 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%
You may also like: How opioid prescriptions to Medicaid patients in Oregon stack up
31 / 50
Canva

#20. American Crow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 32%
- 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%
32 / 50
Canva

#19. Varied Thrush

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 35%
- 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%
33 / 50
Canva

#18. Golden-crowned Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 36%
- 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%
34 / 50
Canva

#17. Chestnut-backed Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 39%
- 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%
35 / 50
Canva

#16. Mourning Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 40%
- 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%
You may also like: Fastest-growing jobs in Oregon
36 / 50
Canva

#15. Bushtit

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 40%
- 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%
37 / 50
Canva

#14. Steller's Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 44%
- 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%
38 / 50
Canva

#13. European Starling

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 44%
- 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%
39 / 50
Canva

#12. Red-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 45%
- 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%
40 / 50
Canva

#11. Downy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 48%
- 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%
You may also like: Counties with the highest rates of strokes in Oregon
41 / 50
Canva

#10. American Robin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 49%
- 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%
42 / 50
Canva

#9. California Scrub-Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 55%
- 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%
43 / 50
Canva

#8. Lesser Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 55%
- 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%
44 / 50
Canva

#7. Song Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 56%
- 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%
45 / 50
Canva

#6. Spotted Towhee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 60%
- 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%
You may also like: These are the most prevalent disabilities in Oregon
46 / 50
Canva

#5. Northern Flicker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 62%
- 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%
47 / 50
Canva

#4. House Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 69%
- 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%
48 / 50
Canva

#3. Anna's Hummingbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 73%
- 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%
49 / 50
Canva

#2. Black-capped Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 73%
- 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%
50 / 50
Canva

#1. Dark-eyed Junco

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 96%
- 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%
You may also like: How drunk driving fatalities in Oregon compare to the rest of the US

Trending Now