1999 Backyard Bird Count Data
After 1999, the data on this chart could be used for a data comparison activity with the current year's data found online.
|
State |
Most Numerous Bird |
Number Counted |
|
Alabama |
American Goldfinch |
3405 |
|
Alaska |
Pine Siskin |
2027 |
|
Arizona |
Mourning Dove |
4345 |
|
Arkansas |
Snow Goose |
6160 |
|
California |
House Finch |
18621 |
|
Colorado |
European Starling |
6107 |
|
Connecticut |
European Starling |
4198 |
|
Delaware |
Common Grackle |
2375 |
|
District of Columbia |
Ring-billed Gull |
400 |
|
Florida |
American Robin |
10425 |
|
Georgia |
American Goldfinch |
4704 |
|
Hawaii |
Zebra Dove |
103 |
|
Idaho |
Mallard |
2060 |
|
Illinois |
Canada Goose |
17539 |
|
Indiana |
European Starling |
17,545 |
|
Iowa |
Canada Goose |
8445 |
|
Kansas |
European Starling |
3562 |
|
Kentucky |
European Starling |
4774 |
|
Louisiana |
American Robin |
1907 |
|
Maine |
American Goldfinch |
7990 |
|
Maryland |
Canada Goose |
7847 |
|
Massachusetts |
European Starling |
9851 |
|
Michigan |
American Goldfinch |
7707 |
|
Minnesota |
House Sparrow |
4114 |
|
Mississippi |
American Goldfinch |
2098 |
|
Missouri |
Dark-eyed Junco |
4651 |
|
Montana |
Bohemian Waxwing |
2124 |
|
Nebraska |
Canada Goose |
15228 |
|
Nevada |
European Starling |
1317 |
|
New Mexico |
Dark-eyed Junco |
2528 |
|
New Hampshire |
American Goldfinch |
1946 |
|
New Jersey |
Canada Goose |
13269 |
|
New York |
Canada Goose |
20776 |
|
North Carolina |
Common Grackle |
17176 |
|
North Dakota |
Bohemian Waxwing |
703 |
|
Ohio |
House Sparrow |
14107 |
|
Oklahoma |
Common Grackle |
2671 |
|
Oregon |
Dark-eyed Junco |
6871 |
|
Pennsylvania |
Red-winged Blackbird |
49561 |
|
Rhode Island |
Dark-eyed Junco |
405 |
|
South Carolina |
Common Grackle |
3101 |
|
South Dakota |
House Sparrow |
364 |
|
Tennessee |
American Goldfinch |
4922 |
|
Texas |
Common Grackle |
24004 |
|
Utah |
European Starling |
3453 |
|
Vermont |
American Goldfinch |
3348 |
|
Virginia |
Common Grackle |
17802 |
|
Washington |
Dark-eyed Junco |
6705 |
|
West Virginia |
American Crow |
4902 |
|
Wisconsin |
Canada Goose |
10592 |
|
Wyoming |
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch |
1216 |
|
Alberta |
Mallard |
3896 |
|
British Columbia |
Mallard |
3469 |
|
Manitoba |
Common Redpoll |
166 |
|
New Brunswick |
European Starling |
544 |
|
Newfoundland+Labrador |
Dark-eyed Junco |
155 |
|
Northwest Territories |
House Sparrow |
50 |
|
Nova Scotia |
Herring Gull |
1673 |
|
Ontario |
European Starling |
6024 |
|
Prince Edward Island |
American Goldfinch |
712 |
|
Quebec |
Bohemian Waxwing |
4000 |
|
Saskatchewan |
Bohemian Waxwing |
1694 |
|
Yukon Territory |
Common Redpoll |
199 |
GBBC Top 10 List: The Most Numerous Birds (in North America in 1999)
- European Starling 218581
- Canada Goose 191038
- House Sparrow 171309
- Dark-eyed Junco 161860
- Common Grackle 161803
- American Goldfinch 158979
- American Crow 145812
- Mourning Dove 145349
- Red-winged Blackbird 133341
- House Finch 123987
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Updated May 2000