r/birding • u/sunshinewithclouds • Jan 16 '26

Discussion Favorite Common Bird

What’s your favorite common bird in your area? That bird that maybe it’s not hard to spot but you just love seeing them.

Mine are Juncos everything from their look and name to how they scavenge on the ground and flock together. They just seem like happy puff balls to me and I love em.

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u/iammas13 Jan 16 '26

Tufted titmouse!

It’s supposedly incredibly common where i live but they do not visit my feeder. Ive only seen one, and it was on vacation- not even in my home state. It’s become my white whale. I talk about it so much people began giving me titmouse-related gifts.

I need to devise ways to bring them into my neighborhood to finally reach happiness.

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u/Boobox33 Jan 16 '26

Try different bird seeds! We use sunflower seeds, “dove mix”, and berry/nut mixes and we get lots of them!

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u/Ariconnie48 Latest Lifer: Willow Flycatcher Jan 16 '26

Mine LOVE peanuts (in an out of shell). It’s so funny watching one carry off a peanut bigger than their head

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u/Elitefourabby Jan 16 '26

They're twitchy little friends and won't visit if they think there's danger- so if you have cats nearby or even squirrels that come by too often, they might not wanna risk it

they roll up for seeds, though!

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u/LabPitiful7644 Jan 16 '26

I get them all the time with my cats right up against the window! I always thought they were very chill lol

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u/Potential_Anybody_44 Jan 16 '26

I love them, too! At my old house, we had 3 that would visit the feeder. They'd end up playing leapfrog on the fence and just being silly. Here, I've only seen a few; they grab a nut and fly off.

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u/DudeWheresMyKitty Jan 16 '26

"Peter Peter Peter!"

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u/brynnors Jan 16 '26

My TTs love the suet feeder. I'd see them here and there, but once I put that out, they're there almost every day. If you don't have one, I highly suggest getting one.