Mid-Central Region

Mid-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 315 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	97.10	4.83	3.44
2	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	96.45	3.82	2.96
3	Black-capped Chickadee/Carolina Chickadee	Poecile sp.	93.55	2.26	1.52
4	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	91.94	1.72	1.11
5	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	91.29	5.83	3.12
6	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	91.29	2.25	1.20
7	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	86.77	3.95	1.61
8	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	86.13	8.74	4.60
9	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	81.94	1.25	0.59
10	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	81.61	5.57	1.71
11	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	80.00	4.17	1.68
12	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	75.16	2.43	0.40
13	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	70.97	1.58	0.61
14	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	63.87	5.14	0.34
15	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	63.55	2.17	0.73
16	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	59.68	1.22	0.24
17	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	47.42	1.22	0.19
18	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	45.16	2.78	0.42
19	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	42.26	1.24	0.18
20	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	40.65	2.70	0.26
21	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	38.71	3.63	0.19
22	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	28.06	2.53	0.09
23	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	26.45	1.12	0.08
24	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	25.81	1.97	0.07
25	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	25.16	3.67	0.08

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