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Backyard birds by state

Backyard birds of Wyoming

The birds that visit feeders in Wyoming, when they come and what they eat – counted from 2.2 million bird sightings reported across Wyoming from 2019 to 2024.

  • 22year-round residents
  • 3winter visitors
  • 14summer visitors
American Robin – the most common of the backyard birds in Wyoming
Photo Judy Gallagher / iNaturalist, CC BY

All year

Year-round backyard birds in Wyoming

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

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

    American Robin

    Everyday visitor · most common in June

    Eats: fruit, mealworms

    Photo: Judy Gallagher / iNaturalist, CC BY

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

    House Sparrow

    Everyday visitor · most common in February

    Eats: millet, cracked corn

    Photo: Esteban Poveda / iNaturalist, CC BY

  3. 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

  4. Eurasian Collared-Dove, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Eurasian Collared-Dove

    Everyday visitor · most common in February

    Eats: millet, cracked corn

    Photo: Radu Teodoreanu / iNaturalist, CC BY

  5. European Starling, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    European Starling

    Everyday visitor · most common in March

    Eats: suet, mealworms

    Photo: Timothy Lindsey / iNaturalist, CC BY

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

    Northern Flicker

    Everyday visitor · most common in December

    Eats: suet, peanuts

    Photo: iNaturalist, CC0

  7. Black-capped Chickadee, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Black-capped Chickadee

    Everyday visitor · most common in February

    Eats: sunflower hearts, suet

    Photo: Blake Ross / iNaturalist, CC BY

  8. Dark-eyed Junco, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Dark-eyed Junco

    Everyday visitor · most common in February

    Eats: millet, sunflower hearts

    Photo: Becky Matsubara / iNaturalist, CC BY

  9. Mountain Chickadee, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Mountain Chickadee

    Everyday visitor · most common in February

    Eats: seeds, suet

    Photo: Ron Knight / iNaturalist, CC BY

  10. Red-breasted Nuthatch, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Red-breasted Nuthatch

    Regular visitor · most common in February

    Eats: sunflower hearts, suet

    Photo: Matt Felperin / iNaturalist, CC BY

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

    American Goldfinch

    Regular visitor · most common in February

    Eats: nyjer, sunflower hearts

    Photo: lwolfartist / iNaturalist, CC BY

  12. Pine Siskin, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Pine Siskin

    Regular visitor · most common in July

    Eats: nyjer, sunflower hearts

    Photo: fishhawk / iNaturalist, CC BY

Nov – Mar

Winter birds of Wyoming

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

    Downy Woodpecker

    Regular visitor · most common in February

    Eats: suet, peanuts

    Photo: iNaturalist, CC0

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

    American Tree Sparrow

    Regular visitor · most common in December

    Eats: millet, sunflower hearts

    Photo: Mary Krieger / iNaturalist, CC BY

  3. Redpoll, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Redpoll

    Occasional visitor · most common in February

    Eats: nyjer

    Photo: egorbirder / iNaturalist, CC BY

Mar – Oct

Summer visitors

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

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

    Red-winged Blackbird

    Everyday visitor · most common in April

    Eats: sunflower, cracked corn

    Photo: Matt Felperin / iNaturalist, CC BY

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

    Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Regular visitor · most common in September

    Eats: suet, mealworms

    Photo: Willem Span / iNaturalist, CC BY

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

    White-crowned Sparrow

    Regular visitor · most common in October

    Eats: millet, sunflower hearts

    Photo: Mike Baird / iNaturalist, CC BY

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

    Mourning Dove

    Regular visitor · most common in August

    Eats: millet, cracked corn, sunflower

    Photo: Timothy Lindsey / iNaturalist, CC BY

  5. Common Grackle, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Common Grackle

    Regular visitor · most common in May

    Eats: cracked corn, sunflower

    Photo: Shaun Coleman / iNaturalist, CC BY

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

    Chipping Sparrow

    Regular visitor · most common in June

    Eats: millet, sunflower hearts

    Photo: iNaturalist, CC0

  7. 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

  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 Wyoming

3 woodpecker species are reported regularly in Wyoming. 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 Flicker2.4%
  2. Downy Woodpecker0.8%
  3. Hairy Woodpecker0.5%
  1. Northern Flicker, one of the backyard birds that visit feeders

    Northern Flicker

    Everyday visitor · most common in December

    Eats: suet, peanuts

    Photo: iNaturalist, CC0

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

    Downy Woodpecker

    Regular visitor · most common in February

    Eats: suet, peanuts

    Photo: iNaturalist, CC0

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

    Hairy Woodpecker

    Occasional visitor · most common in February

    Eats: suet, peanuts, sunflower

    Photo: Blake Ross / iNaturalist, CC BY

Hummingbirds

When hummingbirds arrive and leave Wyoming

The broad-tailed hummingbird is the main hummingbird in Wyoming. Sightings start in May, peak in July and fade out in September.

Put a nectar feeder out by mid-May so the first arrivals find it, and keep it up until two weeks after you see the last bird – late migrants from further north still pass through.

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird sightings per month in Wyoming, darkest in the peak month.

Identification

Red birds in Wyoming

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 Wyoming

One row per bird, darkest in its strongest month.

BirdJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Eurasian Collared-Dove
European Starling
Northern Flicker
Black-capped Chickadee
Dark-eyed Junco
Mountain Chickadee
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-breasted Nuthatch
American Goldfinch
Rock Pigeon
Pine Siskin
Song Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-crowned Sparrow
Downy Woodpecker

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

Questions

Backyard birds in Wyoming: questions

What is the most common backyard bird in Wyoming?

The American robin. It makes up about 3.0% of all bird sightings reported in Wyoming, and it stays all year.

What birds are in Wyoming in winter?

Besides year-round residents such as the American robin, house sparrow, house finch, winter brings downy woodpecker, American tree sparrow, redpoll.

What woodpeckers live in Wyoming?

3 species are reported regularly: northern flicker, downy woodpecker, hairy woodpecker.

When do hummingbirds leave Wyoming?

Broad-tailed Hummingbird sightings fade out in September. They arrive in May. Keep your feeder up for about two weeks after the last visit.

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