Most commonly seen birds in Florida
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.
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Florida using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited from Feb. 28 to Mar. 13. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 163 count sites in Florida. States with less than 10 count sites were not included in rankings for each bird.
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.
#1. Northern Cardinal
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 88%
- Average group size: 2.26
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Mississippi: 100%
--- #1. Arkansas: 100%
--- #3. South Carolina: 96%
--- #4. Kentucky: 94%
--- #4. Louisiana: 94%
#2. Mourning Dove
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 80%
- Average group size: 3.56
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Kentucky: 89%
--- #2. New Jersey: 88%
--- #2. Delaware: 88%
--- #2. Louisiana: 88%
--- #5. Pennsylvania: 83%
#3. Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 71%
- Average group size: 1.28
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Connecticut: 78%
--- #2. New Jersey: 75%
--- #3. Nebraska: 73%
--- #4. Florida: 71%
--- #5. West Virginia: 70%
#4. Tufted Titmouse
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 65%
- Average group size: 1.75
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Rhode Island: 92%
--- #2. Arkansas: 90%
--- #2. Mississippi: 90%
--- #4. Connecticut: 89%
--- #5. Georgia: 86%
#5. Blue Jay
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 63%
- Average group size: 1.88
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nebraska: 79%
--- #2. Vermont: 73%
--- #3. New Jersey: 72%
--- #4. New York: 71%
--- #4. Massachusetts: 71%
#6. Carolina Wren
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 50%
- Average group size: 1.34
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 81%
--- #2. Arkansas: 80%
--- #3. North Carolina: 77%
--- #4. Alabama: 74%
--- #5. Virginia: 65%
#7. Northern Mockingbird
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 48%
- Average group size: 1.21
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arkansas: 55%
--- #2. Louisiana: 50%
--- #3. Georgia: 49%
--- #4. Florida: 48%
--- #4. Tennessee: 48%
#8. Downy Woodpecker
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 47%
- Average group size: 1.25
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Connecticut: 87%
--- #2. Missouri: 85%
--- #2. Massachusetts: 85%
--- #4. New Hampshire: 82%
--- #5. Vermont: 81%
#9. Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 44%
- Average group size: 1.77
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Carolina: 64%
--- #2. Georgia: 60%
--- #3. Nevada: 56%
--- #3. North Carolina: 56%
--- #5. Alabama: 45%
#10. Carolina Chickadee
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 41%
- Average group size: 1.66
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Louisiana: 94%
--- #2. Arkansas: 90%
--- #3. Georgia: 88%
--- #4. South Carolina: 76%
--- #5. North Carolina: 74%
#11. Common Grackle
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 40%
- Average group size: 4.81
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Delaware: 52%
--- #2. New Jersey: 48%
--- #3. Kansas: 45%
--- #4. Florida: 40%
--- #4. Rhode Island: 40%
#12. Palm Warbler
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 39%
- Average group size: 1.4
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 39%
--- #2. South Carolina: 3%
--- #3. Georgia: 2%
#13. Pine Warbler
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 37%
- Average group size: 1.87
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 54%
--- #2. North Carolina: 40%
--- #2. Alabama: 40%
--- #4. Florida: 37%
--- #5. South Carolina: 31%
#14. Gray Catbird
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 36%
- Average group size: 1.21
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 36%
--- #2. South Carolina: 6%
--- #2. Alabama: 6%
--- #4. Georgia: 5%
--- #5. North Carolina: 2%
#15. Eastern Bluebird
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 33%
- Average group size: 2.17
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Georgia: 72%
--- #2. Arkansas: 65%
--- #3. North Carolina: 63%
--- #4. South Carolina: 58%
--- #5. Virginia: 56%
#16. House Finch
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 32%
- Average group size: 2.33
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 95%
--- #2. Nevada: 94%
--- #3. Utah: 93%
--- #4. Alabama: 91%
--- #5. Arizona: 90%
#17. Red-winged Blackbird
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 29%
- Average group size: 3.51
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Kansas: 54%
--- #1. Illinois: 54%
--- #3. Ohio: 48%
--- #4. Idaho: 45%
--- #4. Delaware: 45%
#18. Common Ground Dove
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 29%
- Average group size: 2.5
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 29%
--- #2. Louisiana: 13%
--- #3. Georgia: 9%
--- #4. Arizona: 5%
--- #4. South Carolina: 5%
#19. American Crow
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 29%
- Average group size: 2.47
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Maine: 43%
--- #2. Virginia: 41%
--- #3. Maryland: 37%
--- #4. North Carolina: 36%
--- #5. Vermont: 35%
#20. Painted Bunting
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 28%
- Average group size: 2.74
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Florida: 28%
--- #2. Louisiana: 6%
--- #3. South Carolina: 3%