5 Most Ubiquitous Birds in Your Area (1 Viewer)

[crispycreme]

What does the verb 'to accent' mean? - Nothing!

One could argue that to accent originally meant to sing (as I imagine the Accenter does in some degree).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged:

\Ac"cent`\, n. [F. accent, L. accentus; ad + cantus a singing, canere to sing. See Cant.]

 

[RationalParrot]

Good idea. It's interesting to see the lists from near and far.

At home, at the feeder (only place I see them usually), in winter:

(1) House sparrows (easily outnumber all others combined!)
(2) Blue Jays
(3) House finch
(4) Northern Cardinal
(5) Mourning Dove
(6) Red-Bellied Woodpecker
(7) Black-capped Chickadee

Out and about:

(1) Starlings (vast, uncountable hordes of Starlings on the edges of town and out in the farms! Deafening chatter in the brush and trees at nightfall in some places)
(2) Ring-billed gulls (dump, farms, and reservoir bring them out in huge numbers)
(3) Canada Geese (not a single golf course or open field is safe from their depredations)
(4) House sparrows (ubiquitous)
(5) Other: Cardinals, Juncos, titmice, gold finches...

 

[Larry Lade]

Most common (year round) birds I have in Missouri:

European Starling
House Sparrow
House Finch
Blue Jay
Rock Pigeon (formerly Rock Dove)

Next five:

Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Downy Woodpecker
Black-capped Chickadee
American Crow

Larry

 

[birdman]

My Local Patch, which is directly outside my house, has the following 5 ubiquitous birds

Blackbird
Magpie
Woodpigeon
Mallard
Carrion Crow

In summer, one would have to add House Martin and Skylark, and in terms of numbers... well it depends if they are in the neighbourhood, but Starlings would certainly be the year-round No. 1, with House Martins showing well again in summer.

 

[Bluetail]

In the garden:

Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Woodpigeon
Chaffinch
Great Tit
Blue Tit

At the office:

Herring Gull
Black-headed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Turnstone
Shag
Cormorant

Jason

 

[pduxon]

At home Blue Tit, Wood Pigeon, House Sparrow, Starling, Greenfinch

At the office, Starling, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, BH Gull and Magpie. Although we get a fair few Mistle Thrushes.

 

[Lewis]

Year 'Round:
House Sparrow
Rock Dove
European Starling
Western Gull
Brewer's Blackbird
Robin
House Finch

Winter, add:
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull

On the water:
Mallard
Coot
American Wigeon
Double-crested Cormorant

 

[Dave B Smith]

In the City:
Great-tailed Grackle (everywhere and at all hours)
Tropical Kingbird
Tropical Mockingbird
Ruddy Ground-Dove
Rock Pigeon (note AOU recently changed to this)

At the Shore:
Laughing Gull
Brown Pelican
Willet
Sanderling
Snowy Egret

 

[Jim Archer]

Hi from Sheffield (UK)

Simple List
1.Starling
2.Coal tit
3.Wood Pigeon
4.Collared Dove
5.Robin
In that order, perhaps the Americans could send us a few Sparrows!
Jim

 

[Glen Tepke]

Seen every day in my very urban neighborhood, including a nearby city park:
Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove)
House Sparrow
European Starling (more numerous in winter)
Canada Goose
Herring Gull

In winter, Ring-billed Gull may outnumber Herring Gull.

Other year-round residents that can usually be found with a little searching but not seen every day:
Downy Woodpecker
House Finch
Northern Cardinal
American Crow
Mourning Dove
Tufted Titmouse (in nearby parks but not my immediate neighborhood)
Carolina Wren (same)

Commonly seen most of the year but leave in the coldest parts of the winter:
Mallard
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird (not in large numbers)

Most abundant migrant in spring and fall:
White-throated Sparrow

Fairly common winter visitors, usually in small numbers:
American Black Duck
Black-capped Chickadee

Glen

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Here in St Andrews, at least around my house, year round:

Woodpigeon
Herring Gull
Carrion Crow
Blackbird
Starling

If I wander down to the shore:
Great Cormorant
Eider
Oystercatcher
Feral Pigeon
Rock Pipit

Quite a few other things more seasonally of course.

 

[crispycreme]

Fascinating lists! I'm a bit surprised at the relatively few Brits who list the Rock Pigeon. I assumed they were everywhere in that country. Goes to show what perceptions Yanks get of Brits by watching Mary Poppins! Seems the Starling is the most widespread thus far (U.K., France, Iceland, and the U.S.). I wonder if anything can dethrone it.

 

[cjay]

BHG's Herring Gulls, Starlings, Woodpigeons & Collard Doves.

CJ

 

[pauco]

In The Garden.
Robin.
Greenfinch.
Chaffinch.
Blue-tit.
Great-tit.
Coal-tit.
Blackbird.
Collared-dove.
Went into Chorley to pick up this months bird-watching mag, and saw 2-pied wagtails.
on the bye-pass going into work 1 hovering Kestrel
bert.

 

[Strix]

Wisconsin USA yard summer

American Robin
House Sparrow
Common Grackle
Chipping Sparrow
Mourning Dove

yard winter

Black-capped Chickadee
American Crow
Blue Jay
House Sparrow
(that's about it for regulars)

downtown most of the year

Rock Dove/Pigeon
European Starling
House Sparrow
Ring-billed Gull

Places I've recently lived

Texas coast yard, winter

Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Eastern Bluebird
Inca Dove
Great Horned owl


rural Nebraska, summer

Meadowlarks (both)
Red-winged Blackbird
Dickcissel
Mourning Dove
American Kestrel

rural Nebraska, winter

House Sparrow
Mourning Dove
American Crow
American Kestrel
Rough-legged Hawk

Washington state, yard summer

Violet-green swallow
Steller's Jay
Varied Thrush
Winter Wren
Osprey

 

[KC Foggin]

Newcastle, UK:

In the city:

Winter:
Wood Pigeon
Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)
Common Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common (Eurasian) Magpie

Summer:
Wood Pigeon
Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)
Common (Eurasian) Magpie
Carrion Crow
Herring Gull

Outside the city, Rook replaces Rock Dove.

On any patch of water with access for children with bags of bread, Mallard and Mute Swan.

Others near the top of the list: Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Tit.

15 years ago, Starling and House Sparrow would have been in the top five, but they have all but vanished now.

Michael

Michael, did you know that our feral pigeon is no longer classified as a Rock Dove? It's name now is Rock Pigeon.

 

[Michael Frankis]

Michael, did you know that our feral pigeon is no longer classified as a Rock Dove? It's name now is Rock Pigeon.

Yes thanks - there's been moves afoot to re-name it Rock Pigeon in Britain too (and Stock Dove to Stock Pigeon), but it hasn't caught on. The reasoning behind it is to call all the species of Columba pigeons, and all of the smaller-size species in other genera like Streptopelia and Zenaida, doves.

Michael

 

[Nancy]

From my windows I regurlarly see;

Crimson Rosella
King Parrot
Eastern Spinebill (A honeyeater)
Superb Blue Fairy Wren
Yellow-faced Honeyeater (in spring/summer)
Common Bronzewing (a pigeon)
Pied Currawong

If I lived in or near the city I would see
European Starling
Indian Mynah
Blackbird
House Sparrow
White Plumed Honeyeater
Red and/or Little Wattlebirds and a few other native species depending on the type of garden.

It is interesting that the common "pest birds" both here and in US/Canada are dissapearing in their native country.

Are Starlings and Sparrows dissapearing all over Europe or is it just England?

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Hi Nancy,

I don't know how House Sparrows and Starlings are doing in continental Europe but I would say that both are still pretty common here in Scotland. Certainly where I grew up in the English Midlands, House Sparrows have almost disappeared in my lifetime (not that long, honest) and there aren't anywhere near the numbers of Starlings I remember as a boy. As others have mentioned, they seem to have declined in most parts of England, so maybe soon English birders will have to come up here to get Sparrows and Starlings, as well as Golden Eagles and Capercaillie.

 

[Dave B Smith]

We have another job in the making here for Birdforum's Database Gurus. Just put all these "most common" birds into a database that all can search looking for "Lifers" they really want. Then just pop on over to where they seem to be "most common"!

With that in mind, I'll also throw in the White-fronted Parrot of which flocks show up daily.