Most commonly seen birds in Saskatchewan
compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Saskatchewan using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's . Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited from Apr. 18 to Apr. 30. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 30 count sites in Saskatchewan. Provinces 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 .
Read on to see which birds are most commonly seen in your province.
#1. Dark-eyed Junco
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 97%
- Average group size: 4.79
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Quebec: 99%
--- #2. Manitoba: 98%
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 97%
--- #4. Newfoundland and Labrador: 92%
--- #5. Ontario: 85%
#2. Black-capped Chickadee
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 87%
- Average group size: 3.15
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Brunswick: 100%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 98%
--- #3. Manitoba: 96%
--- #4. Newfoundland and Labrador: 92%
--- #5. Prince Edward Island: 89%
#3. House Sparrow
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 67%
- Average group size: 9.5
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 67%
--- #2. Alberta: 54%
--- #2. Manitoba: 54%
--- #4. Newfoundland and Labrador: 38%
--- #5. Quebec: 32%
#4. American Robin
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 57%
- Average group size: 3.64
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Ontario: 71%
--- #2. New Brunswick: 65%
--- #3. Alberta: 61%
--- #3. Prince Edward Island: 61%
--- #5. Nova Scotia: 60%
#5. Blue Jay
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 53%
- Average group size: 2.75
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Prince Edward Island: 100%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 89%
--- #3. Newfoundland and Labrador: 85%
--- #4. New Brunswick: 71%
--- #5. Manitoba: 65%
#6. Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 50%
- Average group size: 1.44
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alberta: 61%
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 50%
--- #3. Nova Scotia: 49%
--- #4. New Brunswick: 47%
--- #5. British Columbia: 44%
#7. Redpoll
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 47%
- Average group size: 6.6
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 47%
--- #2. Alberta: 31%
--- #2. Newfoundland and Labrador: 31%
--- #4. Manitoba: 28%
--- #5. Quebec: 16%
#8. Downy Woodpecker
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 43%
- Average group size: 1.32
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Quebec: 75%
--- #2. Manitoba: 72%
--- #3. New Brunswick: 68%
--- #4. Alberta: 65%
--- #5. Ontario: 62%
#9. American Crow
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 40%
- Average group size: 2.09
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Prince Edward Island: 83%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 69%
--- #3. New Brunswick: 68%
--- #4. Alberta: 56%
--- #5. Newfoundland and Labrador: 54%
#10. Hairy Woodpecker
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 40%
- Average group size: 1.43
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Quebec: 51%
--- #2. New Brunswick: 50%
--- #2. Manitoba: 50%
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 47%
--- #5. Saskatchewan: 40%
#11. Purple Finch
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 37%
- Average group size: 5.71
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Brunswick: 82%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 62%
--- #3. Manitoba: 52%
--- #4. Quebec: 50%
--- #5. Newfoundland and Labrador: 46%
#12. House Finch
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 37%
- Average group size: 5.38
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. British Columbia: 64%
--- #2. Alberta: 50%
--- #3. Ontario: 43%
--- #4. Quebec: 40%
--- #5. Saskatchewan: 37%
#13. Evening Grosbeak
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 23%
- Average group size: 13.25
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nova Scotia: 42%
--- #2. Newfoundland and Labrador: 38%
--- #2. New Brunswick: 38%
--- #4. Saskatchewan: 23%
--- #5. Quebec: 21%
#14. Fox Sparrow
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 23%
- Average group size: 1.36
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Newfoundland and Labrador: 54%
--- #2. Manitoba: 46%
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 23%
--- #4. Quebec: 16%
--- #5. Prince Edward Island: 11%
#15. American Tree Sparrow
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 20%
- Average group size: 3.25
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 30%
--- #2. Ontario: 28%
--- #3. New Brunswick: 26%
--- #4. Quebec: 22%
--- #5. Saskatchewan: 20%
#16. Black-billed Magpie
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 20%
- Average group size: 1.73
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Alberta: 60%
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 20%
--- #3. Manitoba: 9%
--- #4. British Columbia: 4%
#17. Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 20%
- Average group size: 1.0
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 43%
--- #2. British Columbia: 24%
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 20%
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 11%
--- #5. Alberta: 3%
#18. Common Grackle
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 17%
- Average group size: 2.07
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Prince Edward Island: 78%
--- #2. Ontario: 72%
--- #3. New Brunswick: 65%
--- #4. Nova Scotia: 64%
--- #5. Quebec: 60%
#19. White-breasted Nuthatch
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 17%
- Average group size: 1.24
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Manitoba: 50%
--- #2. Quebec: 47%
--- #2. New Brunswick: 47%
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 47%
--- #5. Ontario: 37%
#20. Bohemian Waxwing
- Sites visited Apr. 18 to Apr. 30: 13%
- Average group size: 14.16
- Provinces with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 13%
--- #2. Alberta: 6%
--- #3. Manitoba: 2%
