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Backyard birds by state

Backyard birds of Nevada

The birds that visit feeders in Nevada, when they come and what they eat – counted from 2.9 million bird sightings reported across Nevada from 2019 to 2024.

  • 36year-round residents
  • 3winter visitors
  • 9summer visitors
House Finch – the most common of the backyard birds in Nevada
Photo MostlyDross / iNaturalist, CC BY

All year

Year-round backyard birds in Nevada

These birds are reported in every season. Most of them will use a seed or suet feeder in any month.

  1. House Finch, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    House Finch

    Everyday visitor · most common in February

    Eats: black oil sunflower, nyjer

    Photo: MostlyDross / iNaturalist, CC BY

  2. Mourning Dove, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Mourning Dove

    Everyday visitor · most common in August

    Eats: millet, cracked corn, sunflower

    Photo: Timothy Lindsey / iNaturalist, CC BY

  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Everyday visitor · most common in October

    Eats: suet, mealworms

    Photo: Willem Span / iNaturalist, CC BY

  4. American Robin, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    American Robin

    Regular visitor · most common in June

    Eats: fruit, mealworms

    Photo: Judy Gallagher / iNaturalist, CC BY

  5. Lesser Goldfinch, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Lesser Goldfinch

    Regular visitor · most common in May

    Eats: nyjer, sunflower hearts

    Photo: iNaturalist, CC0

  6. Northern Flicker, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Northern Flicker

    Regular visitor · most common in October

    Eats: suet, peanuts

    Photo: iNaturalist, CC0

  7. Great-tailed Grackle, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Great-tailed Grackle

    Regular visitor · most common in March

    Eats: seeds, grain, fruit

    Photo: iNaturalist, CC0

  8. Verdin, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Verdin

    Regular visitor · most common in October

    Eats: sugar water, insects

    Photo: MarvalPhotography19 / iNaturalist, CC BY

  9. Anna's Hummingbird, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Anna's Hummingbird

    Regular visitor · most common in February

    Eats: sugar water (1:4)

    Photo: iNaturalist, CC0

  10. House Sparrow, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    House Sparrow

    Regular visitor · most common in June

    Eats: millet, cracked corn

    Photo: Esteban Poveda / iNaturalist, CC BY

  11. Red-winged Blackbird, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Red-winged Blackbird

    Regular visitor · most common in April

    Eats: sunflower, cracked corn

    Photo: Matt Felperin / iNaturalist, CC BY

  12. Northern Mockingbird, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Northern Mockingbird

    Regular visitor · most common in October

    Eats: fruit, mealworms, suet

    Photo: Morgan Caygill / iNaturalist, CC BY

Sep – Apr

Winter birds of Nevada

They arrive from the north in autumn and leave again in spring. Millet and sunflower hearts on a tray or on the ground bring most of them in.

  1. White-crowned Sparrow, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    White-crowned Sparrow

    Everyday visitor · most common in October

    Eats: millet, sunflower hearts

    Photo: Mike Baird / iNaturalist, CC BY

  2. American Goldfinch, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    American Goldfinch

    Occasional visitor · most common in December

    Eats: nyjer, sunflower hearts

    Photo: lwolfartist / iNaturalist, CC BY

  3. Golden-crowned Sparrow, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Golden-crowned Sparrow

    Occasional visitor · most common in December

    Eats: millet, sunflower hearts

    Photo: Kevin Krebs / iNaturalist, CC BY

Apr – Sep

Summer visitors

These birds spend spring and summer in Nevada and winter further south.

  1. Brown-headed Cowbird, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Brown-headed Cowbird

    Regular visitor · most common in June

    Eats: millet, cracked corn

    Photo: cello caruso-turiello / iNaturalist, CC BY

  2. Black-chinned Hummingbird, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Black-chinned Hummingbird

    Regular visitor · most common in May

    Eats: nectar (sugar water)

    Photo: Shiva Shenoy / iNaturalist, CC BY

  3. Bullock's Oriole, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Bullock's Oriole

    Regular visitor · most common in May

    Eats: sugar water, fruit, grape jelly

    Photo: Millie Basden / iNaturalist, CC BY

  4. Chipping Sparrow, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Chipping Sparrow

    Occasional visitor · most common in June

    Eats: millet, sunflower hearts

    Photo: iNaturalist, CC0

  5. Black-headed Grosbeak, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Black-headed Grosbeak

    Regular visitor · most common in May

    Eats: black oil sunflower, fruit

    Photo: iNaturalist, CC0

  6. Lazuli Bunting, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Lazuli Bunting

    Occasional visitor · most common in June

    Eats: millet, seed mixes

    Photo: Pat Farris / iNaturalist, CC BY

  7. Rufous Hummingbird, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Rufous Hummingbird

    Occasional visitor · most common in August

    Eats: nectar

    Photo: highsinger / iNaturalist, CC BY

  8. Broad-tailed Hummingbird, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Broad-tailed Hummingbird

    Occasional visitor · most common in July

    Eats: nectar

    Photo: Matt Felperin / iNaturalist, CC BY

Woodpeckers

Woodpeckers in Nevada

4 woodpecker species are reported regularly in Nevada. Northern Flicker and Downy Woodpecker are the ones most often seen. All of them come for suet – a suet cage with a tail-prop panel also works for the larger species.

Which suet to use and when →

  1. Northern Flicker1.5%
  2. Downy Woodpecker0.3%
  3. Ladder-backed Woodpecker0.2%
  4. Hairy Woodpecker0.2%
  1. Northern Flicker, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Northern Flicker

    Regular visitor · most common in October

    Eats: suet, peanuts

    Photo: iNaturalist, CC0

  2. Downy Woodpecker, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Downy Woodpecker

    Occasional visitor · most common in February

    Eats: suet, peanuts

    Photo: iNaturalist, CC0

  3. Ladder-backed Woodpecker, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Ladder-backed Woodpecker

    Occasional visitor · most common in February

    Eats:

    Photo: John Rosford / iNaturalist, CC BY

  4. Hairy Woodpecker, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Hairy Woodpecker

    Occasional visitor · most common in July

    Eats: suet, peanuts, sunflower

    Photo: Blake Ross / iNaturalist, CC BY

Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds in Nevada: all year

The Anna's hummingbird is the main hummingbird in Nevada – and it stays all year. Sightings peak in February, but you can see it at a feeder in any month.

Keep a nectar feeder up through the winter; on frosty nights bring it in or use a heated feeder so the nectar does not freeze.

Also reported: Costa's hummingbird, black-chinned hummingbird.

Nectar: one part white sugar to four parts water, no red dye. Hummingbird feeders compared →

Anna's Hummingbird sightings per month in Nevada, darkest in the peak month.

Identification

Red birds in Nevada

House Finch – males have a red head, breast and rump over brown streaks; common at seed feeders all year.
Cassin's Finch – a mountain finch of the West; the male has a bright red crown that stands out from the pinker body.

Bird calendar

The year at the feeder in Nevada

One row per bird, darkest in its strongest month.

BirdJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
House Finch
Mourning Dove
White-crowned Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Rock Pigeon
American Robin
Lesser Goldfinch
Northern Flicker
Great-tailed Grackle
Verdin
Anna's Hummingbird
House Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Mockingbird
Eurasian Collared-Dove
European Starling
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco

Want the list for your own garden? Enter your ZIP code – the birds within 30 km, month by month.

Questions

Backyard birds in Nevada: questions

What is the most common backyard bird in Nevada?

The house finch. It makes up about 2.5% of all bird sightings reported in Nevada, and it stays all year.

What birds are in Nevada in winter?

Besides year-round residents such as the house finch, mourning dove, yellow-rumped warbler, winter brings white-crowned sparrow, American goldfinch, golden-crowned sparrow.

What woodpeckers live in Nevada?

4 species are reported regularly: northern flicker, downy woodpecker, ladder-backed woodpecker, hairy woodpecker.

When do hummingbirds leave Nevada?

In Nevada the Anna's hummingbird stays all year.

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