Southwest Region

Southwest 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 370 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	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	88.46	7.50	4.38
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	85.16	4.23	3.54
3	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	70.33	10.97	3.22
4	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	68.13	1.44	0.40
5	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	61.26	2.09	0.37
6	Western Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma californica	53.57	2.50	0.64
7	Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	51.65	7.66	1.01
8	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	49.45	6.86	0.87
9	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	48.08	4.39	0.60
10	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	46.98	5.15	0.68
11	Steller's Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri	46.70	3.62	0.71
12	White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	43.96	4.77	0.65
13	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	43.96	1.93	0.41
14	Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli	41.76	2.36	0.43
15	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	41.21	1.48	0.30
16	Black-billed Magpie	Pica pica	39.84	2.45	0.40
17	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	39.84	1.28	0.23
18	Lesser Goldfinch	Carduelis psaltria	35.44	4.61	0.37
19	Eastern/Spotted Towhee	Pipilo	34.34	1.44	0.20
20	Cassin's Finch	Carpodacus cassinii	34.07	3.48	0.21
21	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	31.59	1.03	0.06
22	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	29.40	9.02	0.32
23	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	28.57	4.65	0.35
24	Common Raven	Corvus corax	22.80	2.64	0.13
25	Canyon Towhee	Pipilo fuscus	21.98	1.58	0.13

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