Bonus List

TEN STATES WITH THE GREATEST LAND BIRD DENSITY (AND FIVE WITH THE LOWEST)
The Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic are the two regions of the United States with the most birds per square mile, based on the Partners in Flight Landbird Population Estimate Database. This is likely because of the large number of habitats, including rivers, lakes, forests and fields. The Interior West states have the fewest.

Top Ten:

STATE

1. North Dakota
2. Delaware
3. Ohio
4. Kentucky
5. Maryland
6. Wisconsin
7. Illinois
8. Indiana
8. Pennsylvania
10. Iowa

NUMBER OF BIRDS
PER SQUARE MILE
183
181
178
172
171
163
162
161
161
148

Bottom Five:

STATE

1. Utah
2. New Mexico
3. Nevada
4. Wyoming
5. Arizona

NUMBER OF BIRDS
PER SQUARE MILE
67
69
70
72
86

Source: Partners in Flight Landbird Population Estimate Database (Stats mostly from the 1990s)

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