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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. 26 to Dec. 9. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 52 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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#47. Red-shouldered Hawk

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Carolina: 9%
— #2. North Carolina: 8%
— #3. Missouri: 6%
— #4. Texas: 5%
— #4. Florida: 5%

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#46. Red-headed Woodpecker

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 1.12
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arkansas: 7%
— #1. Iowa: 7%
— #3. Missouri: 5%
— #4. Virginia: 3%
— #4. Alabama: 3%

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#44. Yellow-rumped Warbler (tie)

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 1.17
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 57%
— #2. Louisiana: 45%
— #3. California: 38%
— #4. Florida: 34%
— #5. South Carolina: 30%

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#44. Red-tailed Hawk

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 1.17
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Kansas: 9%
— #2. New Jersey: 8%
— #3. Massachusetts: 7%
— #3. Nevada: 7%
— #5. Illinois: 6%

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#43. Golden-crowned Kinglet

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 1.19
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Alabama: 9%
— #2. Georgia: 8%
— #3. Arkansas: 7%
— #4. North Carolina: 6%
— #5. Texas: 3%

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#42. Field Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 1.24
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Tennessee: 10%
— #2. West Virginia: 5%
— #3. Texas: 3%
— #3. Missouri: 3%
— #3. Alabama: 3%

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#41. White-crowned Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 1.55
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 71%
— #2. California: 64%
— #3. Arizona: 56%
— #4. New Mexico: 35%
— #5. Washington: 20%

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#40. American Tree Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 1.79
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Vermont: 15%
— #2. West Virginia: 14%
— #3. South Dakota: 13%
— #4. Montana: 12%
— #5. Michigan: 11%

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#39. Wild Turkey

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 2%
– Average group size: 2.46
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Hampshire: 21%
— #2. Maine: 19%
— #3. Montana: 14%
— #4. Wyoming: 13%
— #5. Massachusetts: 12%

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#38. Fox Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 4%
– Average group size: 1.24
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Oregon: 22%
— #1. Washington: 22%
— #3. California: 14%
— #4. Connecticut: 8%
— #4. Alaska: 8%

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#37. Eastern Towhee

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 6%
– Average group size: 1.19
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. North Carolina: 29%
— #2. Tennessee: 21%
— #3. Georgia: 19%
— #4. South Carolina: 18%
— #5. Alabama: 13%

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#36. Pileated Woodpecker

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 6%
– Average group size: 1.4
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Minnesota: 28%
— #2. Wisconsin: 17%
— #3. Michigan: 16%
— #4. Indiana: 15%
— #5. West Virginia: 14%

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#35. Eastern Bluebird

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 6%
– Average group size: 1.97
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Georgia: 62%
— #2. North Carolina: 53%
— #3. Virginia: 43%
— #4. South Carolina: 40%
— #5. Alabama: 34%

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#34. Eurasian Collared-Dove

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 6%
– Average group size: 1.99
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Utah: 70%
— #2. Wyoming: 60%
— #2. South Dakota: 60%
— #4. Idaho: 57%
— #5. Colorado: 46%

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#33. Brown Creeper

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 8%
– Average group size: 1.05
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Dakota: 13%
— #2. Arkansas: 11%
— #3. Maine: 10%
— #3. New Hampshire: 10%
— #5. Missouri: 9%

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#32. Northern Flicker

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 8%
– Average group size: 1.06
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 79%
— #2. Montana: 76%
— #3. Washington: 67%
— #4. Colorado: 62%
— #4. Oregon: 62%

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#31. Sharp-shinned Hawk

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 10%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Idaho: 22%
— #2. Oklahoma: 13%
— #3. Kentucky: 10%
— #3. Utah: 10%
— #5. Kansas: 9%

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#30. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 10%
– Average group size: 1.1
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. North Carolina: 19%
— #2. Tennessee: 15%
— #2. Georgia: 15%
— #4. Alabama: 13%
— #5. Arkansas: 11%

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#29. Chipping Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 10%
– Average group size: 1.31
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Georgia: 47%
— #2. South Carolina: 43%
— #3. Louisiana: 40%
— #4. Alabama: 38%
— #5. North Carolina: 29%

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#28. Brown-headed Cowbird

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 10%
– Average group size: 1.93
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Louisiana: 15%
— #2. West Virginia: 14%
— #2. Delaware: 14%
— #4. New Jersey: 13%
— #5. South Carolina: 10%

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#27. Common Grackle

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 10%
– Average group size: 2.58
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Jersey: 27%
— #2. Florida: 24%
— #3. Delaware: 17%
— #4. Connecticut: 14%
— #5. South Dakota: 13%

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#26. Purple Finch

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 10%
– Average group size: 2.62
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. West Virginia: 24%
— #2. Georgia: 22%
— #3. Missouri: 21%
— #4. Alabama: 19%
— #5. South Carolina: 18%

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#25. Red-winged Blackbird

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 10%
– Average group size: 2.64
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Colorado: 23%
— #2. Nevada: 21%
— #3. Maryland: 16%
— #4. Louisiana: 15%
— #4. New Jersey: 15%

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#24. Northern Mockingbird

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 15%
– Average group size: 1.1
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Alabama: 50%
— #2. Louisiana: 45%
— #2. Tennessee: 45%
— #2. South Carolina: 45%
— #5. Florida: 38%

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#23. Black-capped Chickadee

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 15%
– Average group size: 1.49
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Vermont: 99%
— #2. Minnesota: 95%
— #2. Connecticut: 95%
— #2. Massachusetts: 95%
— #5. New Hampshire: 94%

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#22. Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 15%
– Average group size: 2.1
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. West Virginia: 46%
— #2. Missouri: 37%
— #3. Pennsylvania: 29%
— #4. Ohio: 25%
— #5. Virginia: 24%

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#21. Red-breasted Nuthatch

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 17%
– Average group size: 1.25
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Dakota: 73%
— #2. Maine: 67%
— #3. Michigan: 57%
— #4. Alaska: 56%
— #5. Nebraska: 52%

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#20. Hairy Woodpecker

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 19%
– Average group size: 1.28
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Maine: 66%
— #2. New Hampshire: 62%
— #3. Vermont: 61%
— #4. South Dakota: 60%
— #5. Minnesota: 59%

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#19. Cooper’s Hawk

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 21%
– Average group size: 1.03
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arizona: 26%
— #2. Kentucky: 21%
— #2. Nevada: 21%
— #4. South Dakota: 20%
— #4. Utah: 20%

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#18. American Robin

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 25%
– Average group size: 2.59
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Mexico: 47%
— #2. Nevada: 43%
— #3. Oregon: 39%
— #4. Tennessee: 38%
— #5. Kansas: 35%

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#17. American Crow

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 25%
– Average group size: 2.73
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Oklahoma: 50%
— #2. Maine: 39%
— #3. North Carolina: 31%
— #4. Virginia: 30%
— #4. Minnesota: 30%

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#16. Song Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 35%
– Average group size: 1.26
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Washington: 60%
— #2. Oregon: 53%
— #3. West Virginia: 38%
— #4. Kentucky: 35%
— #5. Delaware: 34%

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#15. White-throated Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 48%
– Average group size: 1.79
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arkansas: 86%
— #2. New Jersey: 68%
— #3. Delaware: 63%
— #3. Maryland: 63%
— #5. Virginia: 61%

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#14. European Starling

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 48%
– Average group size: 4.36
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Delaware: 63%
— #2. Kentucky: 48%
— #3. Nebraska: 42%
— #3. New Jersey: 42%
— #5. Maryland: 39%

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#13. House Sparrow

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 52%
– Average group size: 4.56
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Dakota: 93%
— #2. Iowa: 92%
— #3. Illinois: 86%
— #4. Nebraska: 82%
— #5. Indiana: 79%

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#12. White-breasted Nuthatch

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 56%
– Average group size: 1.38
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Connecticut: 90%
— #1. New Hampshire: 90%
— #3. Vermont: 88%
— #4. West Virginia: 86%
— #4. New Jersey: 86%

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#11. Carolina Chickadee

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 71%
– Average group size: 2.1
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arkansas: 96%
— #1. South Carolina: 96%
— #3. Georgia: 89%
— #4. Alabama: 88%
— #5. Louisiana: 85%

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#10. Red-bellied Woodpecker

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 73%
– Average group size: 1.1
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. West Virginia: 84%
— #2. Connecticut: 81%
— #2. Indiana: 81%
— #4. Ohio: 79%
— #4. Maryland: 79%

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#9. American Goldfinch

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 75%
– Average group size: 2.91
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. West Virginia: 81%
— #2. Arkansas: 79%
— #3. Indiana: 77%
— #4. Wisconsin: 76%
— #5. Maine: 75%

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#8. Blue Jay

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 77%
– Average group size: 2.4
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nebraska: 97%
— #2. Massachusetts: 82%
— #2. Ohio: 82%
— #4. South Dakota: 80%
— #4. Iowa: 80%

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#7. Carolina Wren

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 79%
– Average group size: 1.21
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Carolina: 93%
— #2. Georgia: 84%
— #3. North Carolina: 82%
— #4. Kentucky: 79%
— #5. Maryland: 76%

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#6. Dark-eyed Junco

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 81%
– Average group size: 2.66
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Washington: 95%
— #2. Kansas: 93%
— #3. Oregon: 91%
— #3. Nebraska: 91%
— #5. New Jersey: 90%

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#5. Mourning Dove

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 85%
– Average group size: 3.37
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Jersey: 90%
— #2. Kentucky: 85%
— #3. Connecticut: 82%
— #4. Massachusetts: 81%
— #4. Alabama: 81%

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#4. House Finch

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 85%
– Average group size: 3.98
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. New Mexico: 93%
— #2. Alabama: 91%
— #3. Utah: 90%
— #3. Arizona: 90%
— #5. New Jersey: 86%

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#3. Downy Woodpecker

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 87%
– Average group size: 1.36
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Connecticut: 90%
— #2. Indiana: 89%
— #2. Massachusetts: 89%
— #2. West Virginia: 89%
— #5. Missouri: 88%

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#2. Tufted Titmouse

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 87%
– Average group size: 2.62
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. West Virginia: 100%
— #2. Connecticut: 95%
— #3. New Hampshire: 92%
— #4. Maryland: 91%
— #5. Massachusetts: 89%

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#1. Northern Cardinal

– Sites visited Nov. 26 to Dec. 9: 96%
– Average group size: 3.11
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arkansas: 100%
— #2. Kentucky: 96%
— #3. Missouri: 95%
— #4. West Virginia: 92%
— #4. Maryland: 92%