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 Apr. 18 to Apr. 30. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 178 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.
#1. House Finch
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 72%
- Average group size: 3.4
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 100%
--- #2. Utah: 95%
--- #3. Arizona: 94%
--- #4. Indiana: 93%
--- #4. Delaware: 93%
#2. Anna's Hummingbird
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 70%
- Average group size: 1.59
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 70%
--- #2. California: 67%
--- #3. Washington: 60%
--- #4. Arizona: 55%
--- #5. Nevada: 19%
#3. Dark-eyed Junco
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 64%
- Average group size: 5.95
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 83%
--- #2. Vermont: 72%
--- #3. Maine: 70%
--- #4. Oregon: 64%
--- #5. New York: 63%
#4. Black-capped Chickadee
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 63%
- Average group size: 2.02
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 95%
--- #2. New Hampshire: 91%
--- #3. Vermont: 89%
--- #4. Massachusetts: 88%
--- #4. Rhode Island: 88%
#5. Lesser Goldfinch
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 54%
- Average group size: 4.07
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Utah: 79%
--- #2. Nevada: 75%
--- #3. California: 64%
--- #3. Arizona: 64%
--- #5. New Mexico: 62%
#6. Mourning Dove
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 53%
- Average group size: 3.05
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Delaware: 93%
--- #2. New Jersey: 91%
--- #3. Connecticut: 90%
--- #4. Pennsylvania: 89%
--- #5. Kansas: 88%
#7. California Scrub-Jay
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 52%
- Average group size: 1.54
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 57%
--- #2. Nevada: 56%
--- #3. Oregon: 52%
--- #4. Washington: 10%
#8. American Goldfinch
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 48%
- Average group size: 3.7
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 94%
--- #2. New Hampshire: 89%
--- #2. Vermont: 89%
--- #4. Wisconsin: 86%
--- #5. Nebraska: 84%
#9. Spotted Towhee
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 46%
- Average group size: 1.64
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 72%
--- #2. Washington: 68%
--- #3. Oregon: 46%
--- #4. Colorado: 36%
--- #5. California: 32%
#10. Northern Flicker
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 45%
- Average group size: 1.4
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Colorado: 56%
--- #2. Washington: 52%
--- #3. Nebraska: 50%
--- #4. Oregon: 45%
--- #5. Montana: 39%
#11. Steller's Jay
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 44%
- Average group size: 2.61
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 50%
--- #2. Oregon: 44%
--- #3. Alaska: 32%
--- #4. Colorado: 22%
--- #5. California: 17%
#12. White-crowned Sparrow
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 44%
- Average group size: 2.44
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 63%
--- #2. Washington: 48%
--- #3. New Mexico: 45%
--- #4. Oregon: 44%
--- #5. Wyoming: 33%
#13. Song Sparrow
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 43%
- Average group size: 1.42
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 55%
--- #2. Vermont: 46%
--- #2. Pennsylvania: 46%
--- #4. Maine: 45%
--- #4. New York: 45%
#14. Golden-crowned Sparrow
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 41%
- Average group size: 2.86
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 41%
--- #2. Washington: 36%
--- #3. California: 16%
--- #4. Alaska: 14%
--- #5. Nevada: 6%
#15. American Robin
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 41%
- Average group size: 1.99
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Dakota: 94%
--- #2. Nebraska: 88%
--- #3. Kentucky: 83%
--- #4. Illinois: 80%
--- #5. Iowa: 79%
#16. American Crow
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 38%
- Average group size: 2.27
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 47%
--- #1. Virginia: 47%
--- #3. Washington: 43%
--- #3. Arkansas: 43%
--- #5. North Carolina: 42%
#17. Chestnut-backed Chickadee
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 38%
- Average group size: 2.04
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 65%
--- #2. Oregon: 38%
--- #3. California: 35%
--- #4. Alaska: 14%
--- #5. Montana: 3%
#18. Rufous Hummingbird
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 34%
- Average group size: 1.39
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 34%
--- #2. Washington: 26%
--- #3. California: 12%
--- #4. Alaska: 11%
--- #5. Arizona: 8%
#19. Downy Woodpecker
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 34%
- Average group size: 1.29
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arkansas: 100%
--- #2. Connecticut: 89%
--- #3. Massachusetts: 83%
--- #4. Rhode Island: 82%
--- #5. Maine: 80%
#20. Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 33%
- Average group size: 1.37
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alaska: 61%
--- #2. Maine: 57%
--- #2. Washington: 57%
--- #4. New Hampshire: 36%
--- #4. Wisconsin: 36%
