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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2000-2001
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 380 FeederWatchers reported data from this region.

Rank within region

Common Name (Scientific name)

Percentage of feeders visited

Mean
group size 
(when seen)

FeederWatch
Abundance
Index

1 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 96 4.11 3.18
2 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 87 2.23 1.16
3 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 85 4.58 1.98
4 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 82 7.56 2.83
5 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 77 9.43 3.45
6 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 77 4.47 1.59
7 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 73 5.00 1.67
8 Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 72 2.19 1.01
9 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 72 2.07 0.89
10 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 66 1.24 0.34
11 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 64 1.37 0.40
12 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 61 1.23 0.40
13 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 60 8.90 0.89
14 Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 60 7.13 0.67
15 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 59 2.85 0.34
16 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 58 8.27 0.90
17 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 55 1.40 0.38
18 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 48 4.28 0.53
19 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 47 3.04 0.42
20 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 44 4.39 0.67
21 Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 38 7.41 0.58
22 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 38 2.86 0.24
23 Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) 37 6.92 0.42
24 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 31 12.67 0.21
25 Inca Dove (Columbina inca) 30 3.57 0.33


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