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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2001-2002
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 639 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

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

95.62

7.39

5.22

2

Pine Siskin

Carduelis pinus

85.29

7.90

2.57

3

House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

83.41

5.63

2.57

4

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

80.91

1.41

0.51

5

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

79.66

3.05

1.59

6

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

74.65

2.44

0.45

7

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

70.58

1.72

0.73

8

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

69.17

1.57

0.60

9

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

68.39

4.05

0.81

10

Eastern/Spotted Towhee

Pipilo

68.39

2.07

0.76

11

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

66.82

2.63

0.79

12

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Poecile rufescens

57.59

2.72

0.74

13

Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

55.71

1.33

0.29

14

Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naevius

54.30

1.89

0.32

15

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

51.17

6.50

1.03

16

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

46.17

3.04

0.35

17

Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

37.25

11.70

0.66

18

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

34.59

1.65

0.21

19

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

31.61

1.02

0.05

20

American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

31.46

4.54

0.35

21

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

30.05

2.88

0.28

22

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

27.70

4.73

0.21

23

Purple Finch

Carpodacus purpureus

27.70

2.57

0.16

24

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

26.60

1.51

0.04

25

Hairy Woodpecker

Picoides villosus

24.73

1.41

0.13


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