Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in British Columbia 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 207 count sites in British Columbia.
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.
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#50. American Tree Sparrow
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 1%
- Average group size: 1.83
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Brunswick: 13%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 10%
--- #3. Ontario: 8%
--- #4. Quebec: 5%
--- #5. Alberta: 3%
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#49. Cedar Waxwing
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 1%
- Average group size: 8.76
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 2%
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 2%
--- #3. British Columbia: 1%
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#48. Pacific Wren
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 2%
- Average group size: 1.07
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 2%
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#47. Townsend's Solitaire
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 2%
- Average group size: 1.09
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 2%
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#46. Brown Creeper
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 2%
- Average group size: 1.15
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 14%
--- #2. New Brunswick: 8%
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 4%
--- #4. Ontario: 3%
--- #4. Alberta: 3%
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#45. Canada Jay
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 2%
- Average group size: 1.87
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Newfoundland and Labrador: 8%
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 7%
--- #3. Manitoba: 5%
--- #4. Alberta: 4%
--- #5. British Columbia: 2%
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#44. Brewer's Blackbird
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 2%
- Average group size: 3.62
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 2%
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#43. Mallard
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 2%
- Average group size: 4.17
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 3%
--- #2. British Columbia: 2%
--- #2. Quebec: 2%
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#42. Evening Grosbeak
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 2%
- Average group size: 4.67
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Newfoundland and Labrador: 42%
--- #2. New Brunswick: 31%
--- #3. Nova Scotia: 20%
--- #4. Quebec: 18%
--- #5. Manitoba: 16%
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#41. Rock Pigeon
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 2%
- Average group size: 4.79
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Brunswick: 23%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 20%
--- #3. Newfoundland and Labrador: 8%
--- #4. Quebec: 7%
--- #5. Ontario: 6%
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#38. Sharp-shinned Hawk (tie)
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
- Average group size: 1.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Newfoundland and Labrador: 17%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 14%
--- #3. New Brunswick: 5%
--- #4. Alberta: 3%
--- #4. Quebec: 3%
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#38. Cooper's Hawk (tie)
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
- Average group size: 1.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Ontario: 7%
--- #2. British Columbia: 3%
--- #3. Quebec: 2%
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#38. Bewick's Wren
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
- Average group size: 1.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 3%
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#37. Ruffed Grouse
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
- Average group size: 1.89
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Brunswick: 8%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 7%
--- #3. Alberta: 4%
--- #3. Quebec: 4%
--- #5. British Columbia: 3%
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#36. Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
- Average group size: 2.19
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 3%
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#35. Bohemian Waxwing
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 3%
- Average group size: 29.1
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 5%
--- #1. New Brunswick: 5%
--- #3. Manitoba: 4%
--- #4. British Columbia: 3%
--- #4. Alberta: 3%
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#34. Common Raven
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 5%
- Average group size: 1.47
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Brunswick: 10%
--- #1. Manitoba: 10%
--- #3. Newfoundland and Labrador: 8%
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 7%
--- #4. Saskatchewan: 7%
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#33. Mourning Dove
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 5%
- Average group size: 5.36
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 86%
--- #2. New Brunswick: 77%
--- #3. Ontario: 61%
--- #4. Quebec: 49%
--- #5. Newfoundland and Labrador: 25%
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#32. White-throated Sparrow
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 6%
- Average group size: 1.12
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 17%
--- #2. New Brunswick: 15%
--- #3. Quebec: 13%
--- #4. Ontario: 6%
--- #4. British Columbia: 6%
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#31. Mountain Chickadee
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 6%
- Average group size: 1.78
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alberta: 8%
--- #2. British Columbia: 6%
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#30. Pine Siskin
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 6%
- Average group size: 2.26
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 10%
--- #2. British Columbia: 6%
--- #3. New Brunswick: 5%
--- #4. Ontario: 4%
--- #5. Alberta: 3%
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#29. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 7%
- Average group size: 1.02
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 7%
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#28. Purple Finch
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 7%
- Average group size: 2.03
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 10%
--- #1. Manitoba: 10%
--- #3. British Columbia: 7%
--- #4. Ontario: 5%
--- #5. Saskatchewan: 4%
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#27. Red-winged Blackbird
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 7%
- Average group size: 5.28
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 8%
--- #2. British Columbia: 7%
--- #3. New Brunswick: 5%
--- #4. Ontario: 2%
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#26. California Quail
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 10%
- Average group size: 13.58
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 10%
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#25. Black-billed Magpie
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 12%
- Average group size: 1.92
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alberta: 80%
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 41%
--- #3. Manitoba: 16%
--- #4. British Columbia: 12%
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#24. Pileated Woodpecker
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 13%
- Average group size: 1.18
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 13%
--- #2. Manitoba: 11%
--- #3. Alberta: 8%
--- #3. Quebec: 8%
--- #5. Ontario: 5%
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#23. Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 14%
- Average group size: 2.84
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 14%
--- #2. Alberta: 3%
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#22. Hairy Woodpecker
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 16%
- Average group size: 1.29
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 64%
--- #2. Quebec: 58%
--- #3. Nova Scotia: 54%
--- #4. New Brunswick: 49%
--- #5. Saskatchewan: 43%
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#21. White-crowned Sparrow
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 17%
- Average group size: 2.16
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 17%
--- #2. Ontario: 1%
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#20. American Robin
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 18%
- Average group size: 2.41
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 18%
--- #2. New Brunswick: 15%
--- #3. Nova Scotia: 14%
--- #4. Ontario: 6%
--- #5. Quebec: 5%
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#19. American Goldfinch
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 18%
- Average group size: 3.87
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 78%
--- #2. Ontario: 64%
--- #3. Quebec: 63%
--- #4. Newfoundland and Labrador: 58%
--- #5. New Brunswick: 56%
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#18. Golden-crowned Sparrow
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 23%
- Average group size: 2.79
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 23%
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#17. Fox Sparrow
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 24%
- Average group size: 1.52
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 24%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 7%
--- #3. Ontario: 1%
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#16. Bushtit
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 25%
- Average group size: 10.06
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 25%
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#15. American Crow
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 26%
- Average group size: 2.26
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 63%
--- #2. Newfoundland and Labrador: 58%
--- #3. New Brunswick: 44%
--- #4. British Columbia: 26%
--- #5. Quebec: 21%
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#14. Varied Thrush
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 27%
- Average group size: 1.61
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 27%
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#13. Steller's Jay
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 27%
- Average group size: 2.13
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 27%
--- #2. Alberta: 2%
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#12. House Sparrow
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 27%
- Average group size: 4.15
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 89%
--- #2. Manitoba: 58%
--- #3. Alberta: 56%
--- #4. Ontario: 41%
--- #5. Quebec: 32%
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#11. Chestnut-backed Chickadee
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 29%
- Average group size: 2.05
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 29%
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#10. Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 30%
- Average group size: 1.41
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 72%
--- #2. Ontario: 54%
--- #3. Alberta: 52%
--- #3. Manitoba: 52%
--- #5. Nova Scotia: 51%
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#9. European Starling
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 30%
- Average group size: 4.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 49%
--- #2. Newfoundland and Labrador: 33%
--- #3. British Columbia: 30%
--- #4. New Brunswick: 18%
--- #5. Ontario: 15%
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#8. Downy Woodpecker
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 37%
- Average group size: 1.33
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 75%
--- #2. Quebec: 74%
--- #3. Ontario: 72%
--- #4. Alberta: 69%
--- #5. Nova Scotia: 68%
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#7. House Finch
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 52%
- Average group size: 4.08
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 52%
--- #2. Alberta: 42%
--- #3. Ontario: 36%
--- #4. Quebec: 31%
--- #5. Saskatchewan: 28%
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#6. Spotted Towhee
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 54%
- Average group size: 1.97
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 54%
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#5. Black-capped Chickadee
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 56%
- Average group size: 3.04
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Brunswick: 100%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 98%
--- #3. Quebec: 95%
--- #4. Newfoundland and Labrador: 92%
--- #5. Manitoba: 90%
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#4. Anna's Hummingbird
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 57%
- Average group size: 1.66
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 57%
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#3. Song Sparrow
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 65%
- Average group size: 1.34
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 65%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 53%
--- #3. New Brunswick: 15%
--- #4. Quebec: 4%
--- #5. Ontario: 2%
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#2. Northern Flicker
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 71%
- Average group size: 1.56
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 71%
--- #2. Alberta: 45%
--- #3. Newfoundland and Labrador: 25%
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 12%
--- #5. Manitoba: 5%
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#1. Dark-eyed Junco
- Sites visited Nov. 1 to Nov. 11: 95%
- Average group size: 6.53
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Newfoundland and Labrador: 100%
--- #2. British Columbia: 95%
--- #3. Nova Scotia: 80%
--- #4. Ontario: 71%
--- #5. Quebec: 59%
