Ohio
Which birds are most commonly seen in Ohio?
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cardinals, woodpeckers, finches and doves are among the many hottest species of birds seen in Ohio, in accordance with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Venture FeederWatch.
Annually, Venture FeederWatch collects information between Nov. 13 to April 30. In Ohio, greater than 285 websites report which birds go to its feeders each two weeks, with participation peaking final survey 12 months, with 445 websites reporting at one time within the final week of January.
| Species | Avg. pct of feeders visited |
Avg. group measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | 91.2 | 3.08 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 83.8 | 1.53 |
| Home Finch | 82.8 | 3.98 |
| Mourning Dove | 81.5 | 3.67 |
| Blue Jay | 80.0 | 2.4 |
| Darkish-eyed Junco | 77.2 | 3.49 |
| Home Sparrow | 76.6 | 6.84 |
| Pink-bellied Woodpecker | 76.1 | 1.22 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 74.3 | 1.75 |
| American Goldfinch | 71.3 | 4.12 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 70.1 | 1.3 |
| European Starling | 50.7 | 4.2 |
| American Robin | 48.6 | 2.09 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 37.0 | 1.85 |
| Music Sparrow | 36.3 | 1.41 |
| Carolina Wren | 36.3 | 1.25 |
| Furry Woodpecker | 34.3 | 1.17 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 31.9 | 2.32 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 29.2 | 1.99 |
| Pink-winged Blackbird | 26.8 | 2.82 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 23.3 | 3.11 |
| Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee | 22.9 | 1.86 |
| Frequent Grackle | 22.4 | 3.47 |
| American Crow | 21.1 | 2.17 |
| Japanese Bluebird | 18.9 | 2.34 |
| Pink-breasted Nuthatch | 16.0 | 1.19 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 15.1 | 1.02 |
| Northern Flicker | 14.3 | 1.2 |
| Chipping Sparrow | 13.5 | 1.73 |
| American Tree Sparrow | 12.1 | 2.15 |
| Japanese Towhee | 8.1 | 1.33 |
| Purple Finch | 7.7 | 2.04 |
| Pileated Woodpecker | 7.6 | 1.18 |
| White-crowned Sparrow | 6.6 | 1.82 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 6.2 | 1.17 |
| Brown Creeper | 6.1 | 1.06 |
| Pink-headed Woodpecker | 4.8 | 1.22 |
| Pink-tailed Hawk | 4.3 | 1.09 |
| Pink-shouldered Hawk | 4.3 | 1.12 |