Most commonly seen birds in Arizona
compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Arizona using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's . Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited from Jan. 3 to Jan. 16. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 81 count sites in Arizona. 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 .
Read on to see which birds are most commonly seen in your state.
#1. House Finch
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 89%
- Average group size: 3.84
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 96%
--- #2. Utah: 95%
--- #3. Alabama: 94%
--- #4. Arizona: 89%
--- #4. Kentucky: 89%
#2. Mourning Dove
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 73%
- Average group size: 6.16
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 91%
--- #2. New Jersey: 82%
--- #3. Rhode Island: 81%
--- #4. Kentucky: 80%
--- #5. Tennessee: 79%
#3. House Sparrow
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 58%
- Average group size: 5.05
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Iowa: 89%
--- #1. Illinois: 89%
--- #3. South Dakota: 81%
--- #3. Nebraska: 81%
--- #5. Rhode Island: 78%
#4. Anna's Hummingbird
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 58%
- Average group size: 1.37
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Oregon: 71%
--- #2. Washington: 67%
--- #3. California: 60%
--- #4. Arizona: 58%
--- #5. Nevada: 20%
#5. Lesser Goldfinch
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 57%
- Average group size: 3.81
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 68%
--- #2. Arizona: 57%
--- #3. Utah: 55%
--- #4. California: 54%
--- #5. Oregon: 42%
#6. White-crowned Sparrow
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 52%
- Average group size: 2.81
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. California: 61%
--- #2. Nevada: 60%
--- #3. Arizona: 52%
--- #4. New Mexico: 37%
--- #5. Colorado: 16%
#7. Gila Woodpecker
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 49%
- Average group size: 1.52
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 49%
#8. Curve-billed Thrasher
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 42%
- Average group size: 1.41
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 42%
--- #2. New Mexico: 25%
--- #3. Texas: 2%
#9. Gambel's Quail
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 38%
- Average group size: 6.45
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 38%
--- #2. New Mexico: 5%
--- #3. Nevada: 4%
--- #4. Utah: 3%
--- #5. Colorado: 2%
#10. Abert's Towhee
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 32%
- Average group size: 1.59
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 32%
--- #2. Nevada: 4%
--- #3. Utah: 3%
#11. Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 32%
- Average group size: 1.39
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 54%
--- #2. South Carolina: 52%
--- #3. Nevada: 48%
--- #4. Georgia: 45%
--- #5. California: 41%
#12. Costa's Hummingbird
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 30%
- Average group size: 1.43
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 30%
--- #2. Nevada: 4%
--- #3. California: 1%
#13. Verdin
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 30%
- Average group size: 1.35
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 30%
--- #2. Nevada: 8%
--- #3. New Mexico: 1%
#14. Ladder-backed Woodpecker
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 27%
- Average group size: 1.24
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 36%
--- #2. Arizona: 27%
--- #3. Texas: 14%
#15. Cooper's Hawk
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 26%
- Average group size: 1.05
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 32%
--- #2. Arizona: 26%
--- #3. Rhode Island: 19%
--- #3. Illinois: 19%
--- #5. Utah: 18%
#16. Dark-eyed Junco
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 23%
- Average group size: 3.86
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Rhode Island: 96%
--- #2. Delaware: 95%
--- #3. Washington: 94%
--- #3. Oregon: 94%
--- #5. Connecticut: 93%
#17. Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 23%
- Average group size: 2.31
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Dakota: 56%
--- #1. Montana: 56%
--- #3. Wyoming: 55%
--- #4. Utah: 50%
--- #5. Colorado: 48%
#18. Northern Mockingbird
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 22%
- Average group size: 1.11
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 50%
--- #2. Tennessee: 43%
--- #3. Alabama: 39%
--- #4. Mississippi: 38%
--- #5. Georgia: 37%
#19. Northern Cardinal
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 20%
- Average group size: 1.48
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 100%
--- #2. Arkansas: 94%
--- #3. Kentucky: 93%
--- #3. Tennessee: 93%
--- #3. Rhode Island: 93%
#20. Northern Flicker
- Sites visited Jan. 3 to Jan. 16: 19%
- Average group size: 1.38
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Colorado: 64%
--- #2. Nebraska: 53%
--- #3. Washington: 52%
--- #4. Oregon: 51%
--- #5. Montana: 48%
