Most Commonly Seen Birds in Vermont

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Most commonly seen birds in Vermont

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Vermont 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 105 count sites in Vermont. 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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#34. Northern Flicker (tie)

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- 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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#34. Barred Owl

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.05
- 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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#33. Common Raven

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.45
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alaska: 31%
--- #2. New Mexico: 18%
--- #3. Nevada: 16%
--- #4. Arizona: 15%
--- #5. California: 8%

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#32. Song Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 2%
- Average group size: 1.51
- 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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#30. Sharp-shinned Hawk (tie)

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 1.0
- 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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#30. Red-tailed Hawk

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 1.0
- 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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#29. Rock Pigeon

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 4%
- Average group size: 5.43
- 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%

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#28. Common Grackle

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 6%
- Average group size: 1.44
- 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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#27. Pileated Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 7%
- Average group size: 1.06
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Minnesota: 28%
--- #2. West Virginia: 21%
--- #3. Michigan: 17%
--- #4. Indiana: 16%
--- #4. Wisconsin: 16%

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#26. Purple Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 8%
- Average group size: 1.86
- 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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#25. Brown Creeper

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 1.14
- 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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#24. Wild Turkey

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 9%
- Average group size: 8.52
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 21%
--- #2. New Hampshire: 15%
--- #3. Wisconsin: 12%
--- #3. Minnesota: 12%
--- #5. Wyoming: 11%

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#23. White-throated Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- Average group size: 1.63
- 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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#22. Evening Grosbeak

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 10%
- Average group size: 7.34
- 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%

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#21. Pine Siskin

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 12%
- Average group size: 3.37
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 49%
--- #2. Maine: 20%
--- #2. Colorado: 20%
--- #4. Arizona: 16%
--- #5. Montana: 13%

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#20. House Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 14%
- Average group size: 4.42
- 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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#19. Eastern Bluebird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 17%
- Average group size: 2.4
- 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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#18. Red-winged Blackbird

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 17%
- Average group size: 3.71
- 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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#17. Carolina Wren

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 20%
- 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%

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#16. American Tree Sparrow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 23%
- Average group size: 2.22
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Wisconsin: 25%
--- #2. Iowa: 23%
--- #2. Vermont: 23%
--- #4. Wyoming: 22%
--- #4. Michigan: 22%

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#15. European Starling

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 26%
- Average group size: 3.63
- 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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#14. House Finch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 29%
- Average group size: 2.93
- 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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#13. American Crow

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 37%
- Average group size: 2.54
- 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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#12. Red-bellied Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 38%
- Average group size: 1.06
- 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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#11. Red-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 41%
- Average group size: 1.38
- 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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#10. American Goldfinch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 45%
- Average group size: 3.84
- 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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#9. Hairy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 63%
- Average group size: 1.3
- 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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#8. Blue Jay

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 63%
- Average group size: 2.79
- 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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#7. Dark-eyed Junco

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 69%
- Average group size: 3.68
- 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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#6. Mourning Dove

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 72%
- Average group size: 5.22
- 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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#5. Northern Cardinal

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 77%
- Average group size: 2.3
- 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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#4. Tufted Titmouse

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 78%
- Average group size: 1.97
- 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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#3. Downy Woodpecker

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 82%
- Average group size: 1.34
- 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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#2. White-breasted Nuthatch

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 85%
- Average group size: 1.4
- 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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#1. Black-capped Chickadee

- Sites visited Feb 18-Mar 3: 94%
- Average group size: 4.31
- 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%

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