by democratandchronicle.com

Most-sighted backyard birds in 50 states & D.C. during winter, spring

USA TODAY analyzed and organized millions of backyard bird observations collected from Nov. 1 to April 30 since 2011 as part of Project FeederWatch, a citizen science program. The information helps researchers track changes in bird populations, as well as identify potential threats such as disease outbreaks or habitat loss. The bird sightings were compiled to produce the count of the most-counted species by month and state. Project FeederWatch is a joint effort of The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada.

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American Goldfinch

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Java Sparrow

Mourning Dove

Northern Cardinal

White-winged Dove

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State	Most counted	2nd	3rd
Alabama	Northern Cardinal	American Goldfinch	House Finch
Alaska	Common Redpoll	Black-capped Chickadee	Pine Siskin
Arizona	Mourning Dove	House Finch	Gambel's Quail
Arkansas	American Goldfinch	Northern Cardinal	Dark-eyed Junco
California	House Finch	White-crowned Sparrow	Lesser Goldfinch
Colorado	House Finch	Dark-eyed Junco	House Sparrow
Connecticut	Dark-eyed Junco	Mourning Dove	House Sparrow
Delaware	Dark-eyed Junco	Common Grackle	White-throated Sparrow
District of Columbia	House Sparrow	Mourning Dove	European Starling
Florida	Chipping Sparrow	Mourning Dove	Northern Cardinal
Georgia	American Goldfinch	Chipping Sparrow	Northern Cardinal
Hawaii	Java Sparrow	Zebra Dove	Spotted Dove
Idaho	House Finch	House Sparrow	California Quail
Illinois	House Sparrow	Dark-eyed Junco	American Goldfinch
Indiana	House Sparrow	House Finch	Dark-eyed Junco
Iowa	House Sparrow	Dark-eyed Junco	American Goldfinch
Kansas	American Goldfinch	House Sparrow	Dark-eyed Junco
Kentucky	Mourning Dove	American Goldfinch	Northern Cardinal
Louisiana	American Goldfinch	Northern Cardinal	Snow Goose
Maine	American Goldfinch	Mourning Dove	Black-capped Chickadee
Maryland	blackbird sp.	Dark-eyed Junco	Mourning Dove
Massachusetts	Dark-eyed Junco	House Sparrow	Mourning Dove
Michigan	American Goldfinch	House Sparrow	Mourning Dove
Minnesota	American Goldfinch	Black-capped Chickadee	Dark-eyed Junco
Mississippi	American Goldfinch	Red-winged Blackbird	Northern Cardinal
Missouri	American Goldfinch	Dark-eyed Junco	Northern Cardinal
Montana	House Sparrow	House Finch	Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Nebraska	House Sparrow	Dark-eyed Junco	American Goldfinch
Nevada	House Sparrow	California Quail	House Finch
New Hampshire	American Goldfinch	Dark-eyed Junco	Mourning Dove
New Jersey	Dark-eyed Junco	House Sparrow	Mourning Dove
New Mexico	Dark-eyed Junco	House Finch	Pine Siskin
New York	Mourning Dove	House Sparrow	Dark-eyed Junco
North Carolina	Northern Cardinal	Mourning Dove	American Goldfinch
North Dakota	House Sparrow	Common Redpoll	Dark-eyed Junco
Ohio	House Sparrow	American Goldfinch	Northern Cardinal
Oklahoma	American Goldfinch	Red-winged Blackbird	House Sparrow
Oregon	Dark-eyed Junco	Bushtit	Pine Siskin
Pennsylvania	Dark-eyed Junco	Mourning Dove	House Finch
Rhode Island	Dark-eyed Junco	House Sparrow	Mourning Dove
South Carolina	Northern Cardinal	Chipping Sparrow	Mourning Dove
South Dakota	House Sparrow	American Goldfinch	Dark-eyed Junco
Tennessee	Northern Cardinal	American Goldfinch	Mourning Dove
Texas	White-winged Dove	House Sparrow	American Goldfinch
Utah	House Finch	House Sparrow	Dark-eyed Junco
Vermont	American Goldfinch	Mourning Dove	Black-capped Chickadee
Virginia	American Goldfinch	Mourning Dove	Dark-eyed Junco
Washington	Dark-eyed Junco	House Finch	Pine Siskin
West Virginia	American Goldfinch	Mourning Dove	Dark-eyed Junco
Wisconsin	American Goldfinch	Dark-eyed Junco	House Sparrow
Wyoming	House Sparrow	Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch	House Finch