East Central Region

East-Central Region
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2002-2003

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 855 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	97.60	4.26	3.43
2	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	96.89	4.86	3.10
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	96.65	4.94	3.38
4	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	90.54	4.80	2.38
5	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	90.18	5.06	2.73
6	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	90.18	1.72	1.10
7	Black-capped Chickadee/Carolina Chickadee	Poecile sp.	87.31	2.18	1.27
8	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	86.59	10.26	5.05
9	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	84.67	5.55	1.63
10	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	83.47	2.39	1.05
11	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	80.72	1.24	0.60
12	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	72.22	1.48	0.60
13	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	69.94	2.23	0.27
14	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	62.51	2.03	0.68
15	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	56.65	4.40	0.29
16	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	54.73	1.30	0.27
17	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	53.65	1.61	0.28
18	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	50.66	2.75	0.47
19	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	48.74	1.27	0.24
20	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	43.35	4.10	0.19
21	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	39.28	2.78	0.12
22	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	37.25	2.29	0.17
23	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	36.41	1.02	0.07
24	American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	35.09	2.57	0.19
25	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	33.53	1.20	0.09

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