Most Common Illinois BACKYARD Feeder Birds

Mark Wehmhoefer. All Rights Reserved.

Based on the 5 years of Project FeederWatch statistics these are the most common birds reported at bird feeders in Illinois.

Each of these birds were reported to be seen at 90 percent or higher of the bird feeders where statistics were reported.

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)


Statistics were taken from Project FeederWatch information. Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North America. Project FeederWatch watchers periodically count the highest numbers of each species they see at their feeders from November through early April. Project FeederWatch helps scientists track broad scale movements of winter bird populations and long-term trends in bird distribution and abundance.

Project FeederWatch is operated by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in partnership with the National Audubon Society, Bird Studies Canada, and Canadian Nature Federation.

Statistics for each year of Illinois Project FeederWatch :

Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2003-2004

Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2002-2003

Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2001-2002

Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2000-2001

Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 1999-2000
 

About the author: Mark Wehmhoefer is the webmaster of Wild Birding - http://www.wildbrding.com, a birding web site with Beginner articles, information and extensive web links for backyard wild birding and wild birding in nature. 

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