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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 Jan 21-Feb 3. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 51 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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#45. Brown Thrasher

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 2%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Georgia: 33%
— #2. Mississippi: 29%
— #3. Alabama: 27%
— #4. South Carolina: 26%
— #5. North Carolina: 25%

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#44. Golden-crowned Kinglet

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 2%
– Average group size: 1.21
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arkansas: 5%
— #2. Georgia: 4%
— #2. Alabama: 4%
— #4. North Carolina: 3%
— #4. Tennessee: 3%

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#43. Rock Pigeon

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 2%
– Average group size: 2.05
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 43%
— #2. New Mexico: 15%
— #3. Arizona: 11%
— #4. South Dakota: 10%
— #5. Vermont: 7%

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#42. American Tree Sparrow

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 2%
– Average group size: 2.23
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Iowa: 39%
— #2. Michigan: 31%
— #2. Vermont: 31%
— #4. Wisconsin: 30%
— #5. Illinois: 28%

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#41. Cedar Waxwing

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 2%
– Average group size: 5.9
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Texas: 19%
— #2. Arkansas: 11%
— #2. Louisiana: 11%
— #4. South Carolina: 10%
— #5. Florida: 8%

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#40. Yellow-rumped Warbler

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 4%
– Average group size: 1.12
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Georgia: 67%
— #2. South Carolina: 65%
— #3. Florida: 61%
— #4. North Carolina: 59%
— #5. Louisiana: 50%

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#39. Eurasian Collared-Dove

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 4%
– Average group size: 1.89
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Dakota: 60%
— #2. Utah: 57%
— #3. Wyoming: 56%
— #4. Idaho: 50%
— #5. Montana: 44%

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#38. Red-winged Blackbird

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 4%
– Average group size: 2.45
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Oklahoma: 39%
— #2. Mississippi: 29%
— #2. Louisiana: 29%
— #4. Arkansas: 27%
— #5. Texas: 26%

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#37. Sharp-shinned Hawk

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 6%
– Average group size: 1.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Idaho: 17%
— #2. Utah: 11%
— #3. Washington: 8%
— #3. Nebraska: 8%
— #5. Montana: 7%

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#36. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 6%
– Average group size: 1.1
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Oklahoma: 19%
— #2. Georgia: 18%
— #3. North Carolina: 13%
— #3. South Carolina: 13%
— #5. Tennessee: 12%

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#35. Eastern Towhee

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 6%
– Average group size: 1.27
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Tennessee: 39%
— #2. Georgia: 38%
— #3. North Carolina: 33%
— #4. South Carolina: 25%
— #5. Alabama: 24%

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#34. Pileated Woodpecker

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 6%
– Average group size: 1.43
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Minnesota: 31%
— #2. Wisconsin: 18%
— #3. West Virginia: 15%
— #3. Indiana: 15%
— #3. Michigan: 15%

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#33. Common Grackle

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 6%
– Average group size: 1.84
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Florida: 30%
— #2. New Jersey: 28%
— #3. Arkansas: 24%
— #4. Tennessee: 21%
— #4. Mississippi: 21%

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#32. White-crowned Sparrow

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 6%
– Average group size: 2.04
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 71%
— #2. California: 66%
— #3. Arizona: 47%
— #4. New Mexico: 40%
— #5. Washington: 18%

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#31. Northern Flicker

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 8%
– Average group size: 1.22
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Montana: 72%
— #2. Colorado: 65%
— #3. Washington: 64%
— #4. Oregon: 60%
— #5. Nevada: 57%

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#30. Chipping Sparrow

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 8%
– Average group size: 1.54
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Mississippi: 57%
— #2. South Carolina: 56%
— #3. Georgia: 47%
— #4. Alabama: 39%
— #5. Texas: 35%

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#29. Black-capped Chickadee

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 8%
– Average group size: 1.56
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Minnesota: 97%
— #2. Vermont: 95%
— #2. Maine: 95%
— #2. Connecticut: 95%
— #5. Alaska: 94%

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#28. Eastern Bluebird

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 8%
– Average group size: 2.2
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. North Carolina: 70%
— #2. Georgia: 64%
— #3. South Carolina: 63%
— #4. Virginia: 51%
— #5. Arkansas: 49%

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#27. Cooper’s Hawk

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 10%
– Average group size: 1.02
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 29%
— #2. Arizona: 26%
— #3. Illinois: 24%
— #4. Delaware: 18%
— #5. Ohio: 16%

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#26. Red-headed Woodpecker

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 10%
– Average group size: 1.2
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Kentucky: 10%
— #2. Arkansas: 8%
— #2. Iowa: 8%
— #4. Illinois: 6%
— #5. Nebraska: 5%

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#25. Brown-headed Cowbird

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 10%
– Average group size: 2.33
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Mississippi: 36%
— #2. Louisiana: 29%
— #3. South Carolina: 24%
— #4. Texas: 15%
— #4. Tennessee: 15%

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#24. Brown Creeper

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 12%
– Average group size: 1.04
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Oklahoma: 16%
— #2. Delaware: 12%
— #2. Kentucky: 12%
— #4. Maine: 10%
— #4. South Dakota: 10%

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#23. Purple Finch

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 14%
– Average group size: 3.09
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Mississippi: 57%
— #2. Oklahoma: 32%
— #3. Arkansas: 30%
— #3. Georgia: 30%
— #5. Alabama: 29%

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#22. Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 16%
– Average group size: 2.05
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. West Virginia: 39%
— #2. Missouri: 38%
— #3. Pennsylvania: 27%
— #4. Virginia: 25%
— #5. Ohio: 24%

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#21. American Crow

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 18%
– Average group size: 2.93
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Oklahoma: 48%
— #2. Arkansas: 46%
— #3. Maine: 42%
— #4. North Carolina: 36%
— #5. Florida: 32%

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#20. Red-breasted Nuthatch

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 24%
– Average group size: 1.24
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Maine: 67%
— #2. Alaska: 56%
— #3. South Dakota: 50%
— #4. Montana: 49%
— #4. Washington: 49%

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#19. American Robin

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 24%
– Average group size: 2.22
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Nevada: 64%
— #2. Oklahoma: 52%
— #3. Arkansas: 51%
— #4. New Mexico: 49%
— #5. Tennessee: 48%

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#18. Hairy Woodpecker

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 29%
– Average group size: 1.21
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Vermont: 72%
— #2. Maine: 67%
— #3. New Hampshire: 66%
— #4. Minnesota: 61%
— #5. Connecticut: 60%

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#17. Song Sparrow

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 29%
– Average group size: 1.25
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Washington: 60%
— #2. Oregon: 52%
— #3. Rhode Island: 46%
— #4. West Virginia: 39%
— #5. Virginia: 37%

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#16. Northern Mockingbird

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 41%
– Average group size: 1.08
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Tennessee: 62%
— #2. Alabama: 55%
— #3. South Carolina: 54%
— #3. Georgia: 54%
— #5. Mississippi: 50%

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#15. House Sparrow

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 41%
– Average group size: 4.97
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Dakota: 90%
— #2. Illinois: 87%
— #3. Iowa: 82%
— #4. Indiana: 79%
— #5. Nebraska: 74%

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#14. White-breasted Nuthatch

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 51%
– Average group size: 1.37
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. West Virginia: 85%
— #2. Michigan: 84%
— #3. Connecticut: 83%
— #4. New Hampshire: 82%
— #4. Maryland: 82%

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#13. European Starling

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 55%
– Average group size: 5.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Indiana: 76%
— #2. Ohio: 70%
— #3. Missouri: 69%
— #4. Delaware: 58%
— #5. Kansas: 56%

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#12. White-throated Sparrow

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 65%
– Average group size: 2.16
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arkansas: 76%
— #2. Maryland: 75%
— #3. Delaware: 73%
— #4. New Jersey: 69%
— #5. Virginia: 68%

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#11. Blue Jay

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 69%
– Average group size: 2.36
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Oklahoma: 81%
— #2. Nebraska: 79%
— #3. Ohio: 77%
— #4. Massachusetts: 75%
— #4. New Jersey: 75%

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#10. Carolina Wren

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 71%
– Average group size: 1.23
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. South Carolina: 88%
— #2. North Carolina: 86%
— #3. Georgia: 80%
— #3. Virginia: 80%
— #5. Maryland: 79%

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#9. Carolina Chickadee

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 73%
– Average group size: 2.0
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arkansas: 95%
— #2. South Carolina: 91%
— #3. Mississippi: 86%
— #3. Georgia: 86%
— #5. Alabama: 82%

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#8. American Goldfinch

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 76%
– Average group size: 3.85
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Mississippi: 93%
— #2. West Virginia: 83%
— #3. Oklahoma: 81%
— #4. Arkansas: 78%
— #5. Michigan: 76%

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#7. Red-bellied Woodpecker

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 78%
– Average group size: 1.12
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. West Virginia: 87%
— #2. New Jersey: 80%
— #3. Ohio: 79%
— #4. Connecticut: 78%
— #4. Kentucky: 78%

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#6. Downy Woodpecker

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 78%
– Average group size: 1.46
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arkansas: 92%
— #2. Connecticut: 91%
— #2. Iowa: 91%
— #2. West Virginia: 91%
— #5. Minnesota: 89%

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#5. Dark-eyed Junco

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 78%
– Average group size: 3.54
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Oklahoma: 97%
— #2. Missouri: 95%
— #2. Rhode Island: 95%
— #2. Arkansas: 95%
— #5. Washington: 94%

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#4. Tufted Titmouse

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 80%
– Average group size: 2.43
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Connecticut: 92%
— #2. West Virginia: 91%
— #3. North Carolina: 89%
— #4. Virginia: 86%
— #4. Georgia: 86%

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#3. Mourning Dove

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 84%
– Average group size: 3.7
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. West Virginia: 91%
— #2. New Jersey: 88%
— #3. Kentucky: 84%
— #4. South Carolina: 81%
— #5. Pennsylvania: 80%

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#2. House Finch

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 84%
– Average group size: 4.43
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Utah: 97%
— #2. Arizona: 95%
— #3. New Mexico: 88%
— #3. Kansas: 88%
— #3. Delaware: 88%

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#1. Northern Cardinal

– Sites visited Jan 21-Feb 3: 94%
– Average group size: 3.83
– States with the highest percent of sites visited
— #1. Arkansas: 97%
— #2. Georgia: 95%
— #3. Oklahoma: 94%
— #3. Kentucky: 94%
— #3. Maryland: 94%

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