Scroll down to see the 44 most common birds in Iowa. As someone who has 3 bird feeders mounted on my back deck and one more out front, I was very excited to see how many of the listed birds have visited.
I was also surprised by how many of these I won’t see, like the owl that made the list. Common? Sure, but hard to spot!
The folks at Stacker put the list below together using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Project FeederWatch.
How The Rankins Were Created
- The rankings are based on what percentage of bird feeders each species visited between February 18 – March 3.
- If two birds were seen at the same percentage of sites, they broke ties by average group size.
- Data came from 60 feeder count sites in Iowa; states with fewer than 10 sites weren’t included for each species.
In other words, this list was created with information shared by local bird enthusiasts. It’s not some scientific calculation. It’s bird fans!…