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Most commonly seen birds in Kentucky

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Kentucky using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited from Nov. 1 to Nov. 11. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 39 count sites in Kentucky. 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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#44. Wild Turkey (tie)

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Maine: 17%
— #2. Vermont: 16%
— #3. New Hampshire: 15%
— #4. Massachusetts: 14%
— #5. Wyoming: 13%

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#44. Sharp-shinned Hawk (tie)

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Wyoming: 13%
— #2. North Dakota: 10%
— #3. Idaho: 9%
— #3. Montana: 9%
— #5. South Dakota: 6%

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#44. Red-shouldered Hawk (tie)

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. North Carolina: 8%
— #1. Florida: 8%
— #1. Rhode Island: 8%
— #4. Virginia: 7%
— #4. Indiana: 7%

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#44. Hermit Thrush (tie)

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. California: 19%
— #2. North Carolina: 10%
— #3. Virginia: 6%
— #3. Delaware: 6%
— #3. Georgia: 6%

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#44. Eastern Phoebe (tie)

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Georgia: 29%
— #2. South Carolina: 22%
— #3. Florida: 16%
— #3. Alabama: 16%
— #5. North Carolina: 11%

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#44. Brown Thrasher (tie)

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Carolina: 33%
— #2. Georgia: 29%
— #3. North Carolina: 20%
— #4. Alabama: 19%
— #5. Florida: 15%

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#44. American Tree Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Wyoming: 13%
— #1. South Dakota: 13%
— #3. North Dakota: 10%
— #3. Michigan: 10%
— #5. Nebraska: 8%

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#43. Fox Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 1.83
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Washington: 18%
— #2. Oregon: 16%
— #3. California: 14%
— #4. Minnesota: 10%
— #5. Alaska: 9%

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#42. Red-tailed Hawk

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
– Average group size: 2.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nebraska: 12%
— #2. Idaho: 9%
— #3. Kansas: 8%
— #4. New Jersey: 7%
— #5. Tennessee: 6%

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#39. Red-headed Woodpecker (tie)

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 5%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arkansas: 7%
— #2. Delaware: 6%
— #2. Oklahoma: 6%
— #4. Kentucky: 5%
— #5. Missouri: 4%

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#39. Northern Flicker (tie)

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 5%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Montana: 67%
— #2. Colorado: 64%
— #3. Nevada: 60%
— #4. Washington: 57%
— #5. Idaho: 55%

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#39. Cooper’s Hawk

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 5%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 47%
— #2. Arizona: 23%
— #3. Indiana: 14%
— #4. Illinois: 13%
— #5. Ohio: 11%

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#37. White-crowned Sparrow (tie)

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 5%
– Average group size: 1.45
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 93%
— #2. California: 61%
— #3. Arizona: 48%
— #4. New Mexico: 33%
— #5. Washington: 19%

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#37. Pileated Woodpecker

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 5%
– Average group size: 1.45
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Minnesota: 19%
— #2. Wisconsin: 15%
— #3. Vermont: 12%
— #4. Indiana: 11%
— #4. Washington: 11%

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#36. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 5%
– Average group size: 1.62
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Oklahoma: 12%
— #2. Tennessee: 11%
— #2. North Carolina: 11%
— #4. South Carolina: 8%
— #4. Georgia: 8%

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#35. Pine Siskin

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 5%
– Average group size: 2.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Mexico: 20%
— #2. Utah: 15%
— #3. Idaho: 9%
— #4. Washington: 8%
— #4. Rhode Island: 8%

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#34. Eastern Towhee

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 5%
– Average group size: 2.16
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. North Carolina: 20%
— #2. Georgia: 19%
— #3. Tennessee: 17%
— #4. South Carolina: 10%
— #4. Alabama: 10%

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#32. Yellow-rumped Warbler (tie)

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 8%
– Average group size: 1.21
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 67%
— #2. South Carolina: 33%
— #3. California: 30%
— #4. Georgia: 29%
— #5. Arizona: 20%

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#32. Brown Creeper

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 8%
– Average group size: 1.21
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Kentucky: 8%
— #1. Missouri: 8%
— #1. New Hampshire: 8%
— #4. Delaware: 6%
— #4. Iowa: 6%

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#31. Golden-crowned Kinglet

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 8%
– Average group size: 1.29
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Kentucky: 8%
— #2. Arkansas: 7%
— #2. North Carolina: 7%
— #4. Georgia: 6%
— #4. West Virginia: 6%

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#30. Field Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 8%
– Average group size: 1.52
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. West Virginia: 9%
— #2. Tennessee: 8%
— #2. Kentucky: 8%
— #4. Louisiana: 7%
— #5. Oklahoma: 6%

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#29. Brown-headed Cowbird

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 8%
– Average group size: 3.22
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Jersey: 14%
— #2. Delaware: 12%
— #2. Connecticut: 12%
— #4. Tennessee: 11%
— #5. Illinois: 10%

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#28. Cedar Waxwing

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 10%
– Average group size: 8.84
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Dakota: 13%
— #2. Nebraska: 12%
— #3. Kentucky: 10%
— #3. Minnesota: 10%
— #3. North Dakota: 10%

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#27. Eastern Bluebird

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 13%
– Average group size: 1.54
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. North Carolina: 48%
— #2. Georgia: 47%
— #3. Tennessee: 39%
— #4. South Carolina: 38%
— #5. Alabama: 35%

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#26. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 15%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 27%
— #2. South Carolina: 22%
— #3. North Carolina: 18%
— #4. California: 17%
— #5. Alabama: 16%

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#25. American Crow

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 15%
– Average group size: 2.22
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Wyoming: 38%
— #2. Maine: 34%
— #2. Washington: 34%
— #4. Arkansas: 33%
— #4. North Carolina: 33%

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#24. Common Grackle

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 15%
– Average group size: 2.76
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Jersey: 37%
— #2. South Dakota: 31%
— #3. Connecticut: 30%
— #4. Florida: 22%
— #4. Massachusetts: 22%

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#23. Purple Finch

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 15%
– Average group size: 3.45
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. West Virginia: 22%
— #2. Minnesota: 16%
— #3. Kentucky: 15%
— #3. Arkansas: 15%
— #3. Missouri: 15%

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#22. Red-breasted Nuthatch

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 18%
– Average group size: 1.18
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Alaska: 68%
— #2. South Dakota: 63%
— #3. Maine: 62%
— #4. Nebraska: 58%
— #4. Michigan: 58%

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#21. Black-capped Chickadee

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 18%
– Average group size: 1.56
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Vermont: 100%
— #2. New Hampshire: 97%
— #3. Maine: 94%
— #3. Minnesota: 94%
— #3. Connecticut: 94%

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#20. Northern Mockingbird

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 21%
– Average group size: 1.23
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Alabama: 48%
— #2. Louisiana: 43%
— #3. Florida: 40%
— #4. South Carolina: 38%
— #5. Tennessee: 34%

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#19. Chipping Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 21%
– Average group size: 1.35
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Georgia: 31%
— #2. South Carolina: 27%
— #3. Texas: 24%
— #4. Alabama: 23%
— #5. Arkansas: 22%

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#18. Hairy Woodpecker

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 23%
– Average group size: 1.2
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. North Dakota: 70%
— #2. Connecticut: 68%
— #3. Vermont: 63%
— #4. Maine: 61%
— #5. Minnesota: 54%

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#17. Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 23%
– Average group size: 2.64
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. West Virginia: 44%
— #2. Missouri: 37%
— #3. Pennsylvania: 27%
— #4. Kentucky: 23%
— #4. Virginia: 23%

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#16. Red-winged Blackbird

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 23%
– Average group size: 2.95
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Michigan: 29%
— #2. Ohio: 27%
— #3. Illinois: 26%
— #4. West Virginia: 25%
— #5. Kentucky: 23%

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#15. European Starling

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 28%
– Average group size: 4.3
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nebraska: 38%
— #1. South Dakota: 38%
— #1. Delaware: 38%
— #4. New Jersey: 32%
— #5. Iowa: 31%

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#14. Song Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 31%
– Average group size: 1.39
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Washington: 53%
— #2. Oregon: 48%
— #3. West Virginia: 38%
— #4. Delaware: 32%
— #5. Kentucky: 31%

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#13. White-throated Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 33%
– Average group size: 1.83
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arkansas: 67%
— #2. Rhode Island: 58%
— #3. Connecticut: 56%
— #3. New Jersey: 56%
— #5. Virginia: 51%

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#11. American Robin (tie)

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 44%
– Average group size: 2.6
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Dakota: 63%
— #2. New Mexico: 47%
— #2. Nevada: 47%
— #4. Kentucky: 44%
— #5. Nebraska: 42%

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#11. American Goldfinch

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 44%
– Average group size: 2.6
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Iowa: 84%
— #2. Vermont: 81%
— #3. Maine: 73%
— #4. Wisconsin: 72%
— #5. Minnesota: 70%

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#10. House Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 49%
– Average group size: 3.4
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Dakota: 88%
— #2. Iowa: 84%
— #2. Illinois: 84%
— #4. Ohio: 75%
— #5. Utah: 73%

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#9. Dark-eyed Junco

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 51%
– Average group size: 2.06
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Oregon: 93%
— #2. North Dakota: 90%
— #3. Washington: 88%
— #3. Iowa: 88%
— #5. Minnesota: 85%

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#8. Carolina Wren

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 54%
– Average group size: 1.19
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Carolina: 82%
— #2. North Carolina: 74%
— #3. Alabama: 71%
— #4. Virginia: 70%
— #4. Georgia: 70%

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#7. White-breasted Nuthatch

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 59%
– Average group size: 1.49
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Connecticut: 93%
— #2. Vermont: 89%
— #2. Maine: 89%
— #4. Michigan: 86%
— #5. West Virginia: 84%

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#6. Downy Woodpecker

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 62%
– Average group size: 1.32
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Connecticut: 92%
— #2. Massachusetts: 84%
— #3. Minnesota: 83%
— #4. Iowa: 82%
— #5. North Dakota: 80%

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#5. Red-bellied Woodpecker

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 67%
– Average group size: 1.14
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Connecticut: 86%
— #2. New Jersey: 78%
— #3. Nebraska: 77%
— #4. Ohio: 76%
— #5. Maryland: 70%

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#4. Carolina Chickadee

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 67%
– Average group size: 2.16
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arkansas: 93%
— #2. Alabama: 87%
— #2. South Carolina: 87%
— #4. North Carolina: 78%
— #5. Oklahoma: 76%

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#3. House Finch

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 72%
– Average group size: 3.15
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 93%
— #2. Utah: 88%
— #2. New Mexico: 88%
— #4. Alabama: 84%
— #5. Arizona: 82%

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#2. Blue Jay

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 77%
– Average group size: 2.24
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Vermont: 96%
— #2. Nebraska: 92%
— #3. Massachusetts: 90%
— #4. South Dakota: 88%
— #4. Connecticut: 88%

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#1. Mourning Dove

– Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 77%
– Average group size: 2.47
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Jersey: 81%
— #2. Nevada: 80%
— #3. Connecticut: 79%
— #4. Massachusetts: 77%
— #4. Kentucky: 77%

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