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Most commonly seen birds in New Mexico

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(STACKER)Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in New Mexico using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 64 count sites in New Mexico. 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.

#50. Bridled Titmouse

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 3%
– Average group size: 1.17

#49. Lewis’s Woodpecker

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 3%
– Average group size: 1.18

#48. Purple Finch

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 3%
– Average group size: 5.43

#47. Sharp-shinned Hawk

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 5%
– Average group size: 1.0

#46. Greater Roadrunner

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 5%
– Average group size: 1.36

#45. Song Sparrow

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 5%
– Average group size: 2.06

#44. Chipping Sparrow

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 5%
– Average group size: 2.87

#43. Steller’s Jay

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 5%
– Average group size: 4.27

#42. Gambel’s Quail

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 5%
– Average group size: 7.25

#40. Red-breasted Nuthatch (tie)

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 6%
– Average group size: 1.0

#40. Cooper’s Hawk

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 6%
– Average group size: 1.0

#39. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 8%
– Average group size: 1.02

#38. Pinyon Jay

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 8%
– Average group size: 25.91

#37. Pygmy Nuthatch

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 9%
– Average group size: 4.22

#36. Red-winged Blackbird

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 9%
– Average group size: 18.9

#35. Black-capped Chickadee

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 11%
– Average group size: 1.56

#34. Downy Woodpecker

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 13%
– Average group size: 1.22

#33. European Starling

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 13%
– Average group size: 2.04

#32. Mourning Dove

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 13%
– Average group size: 3.27

#31. Western Bluebird

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 13%
– Average group size: 4.31

#30. Townsend’s Solitaire

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 16%
– Average group size: 1.08

#29. Hairy Woodpecker

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 16%
– Average group size: 1.43

#28. Rock Pigeon

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 16%
– Average group size: 5.11

#27. Yellow-rumped Warbler

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 17%
– Average group size: 1.56

#26. Black-billed Magpie

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 17%
– Average group size: 2.52

#25. American Goldfinch

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 17%
– Average group size: 3.56

#24. American Crow

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 17%
– Average group size: 4.44

#23. Evening Grosbeak

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 17%
– Average group size: 5.03

#22. Common Raven

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 19%
– Average group size: 2.27

#21. Bewick’s Wren

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 20%
– Average group size: 1.01

#20. Cassin’s Finch

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 22%
– Average group size: 2.86

#19. Eurasian Collared-Dove

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 25%
– Average group size: 2.37

#18. Curve-billed Thrasher

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 27%
– Average group size: 1.18

#17. Lesser Goldfinch

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 27%
– Average group size: 4.57

#16. Ladder-backed Woodpecker

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 28%
– Average group size: 1.23

#15. White-breasted Nuthatch

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 28%
– Average group size: 1.31

#14. Canyon Towhee

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 31%
– Average group size: 1.57

#13. White-crowned Sparrow

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 31%
– Average group size: 2.41

#12. American Robin

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 39%
– Average group size: 2.04

#11. Pine Siskin

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 39%
– Average group size: 5.04

#10. House Sparrow

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 39%
– Average group size: 5.23

#9. Juniper Titmouse

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 42%
– Average group size: 1.46

#8. White-winged Dove

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 42%
– Average group size: 3.64

#7. Mountain Chickadee

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 44%
– Average group size: 1.67

#6. Bushtit

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 44%
– Average group size: 9.5

#5. Spotted Towhee

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 47%
– Average group size: 1.36

#4. Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 52%
– Average group size: 2.26

#3. Northern Flicker

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 53%
– Average group size: 1.24

#2. Dark-eyed Junco

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 83%
– Average group size: 3.47

#1. House Finch

– Sites visited Dec. 24 to Jan. 6: 86%
– Average group size: 5.2