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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2002-2003
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 611 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

96.70

7.40

4.99

2

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

81.85

1.43

0.51

3

House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

80.69

6.25

2.70

4

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

79.21

3.07

1.50

5

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

73.27

2.63

0.44

6

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

67.66

1.68

0.63

7

Eastern/Spotted Towhee

Pipilo

66.83

2.10

0.70

8

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

65.35

2.80

0.77

9

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

64.19

4.10

0.67

10

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

62.38

1.48

0.47

11

Pine Siskin

Carduelis pinus

59.74

6.04

0.52

12

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Poecile rufescens

58.09

2.99

0.86

13

Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

55.94

1.34

0.29

14

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

51.49

6.85

1.13

15

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

47.85

3.22

0.39

16

Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naevius

46.70

1.80

0.22

17

American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

36.14

4.90

0.36

18

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

34.98

1.72

0.23

19

Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

34.16

10.60

0.53

20

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

31.02

5.22

0.23

21

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

28.88

1.01

0.04

22

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

27.56

3.09

0.27

23

Purple Finch

Carpodacus purpureus

27.06

3.07

0.16

24

Rufous Hummingbird

Selasphorus rufus

27.06

1.55

0.04

25

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

25.41

3.38

0.26


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