Mid-Central Region

Mid-Central Region
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2003-2004

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 289 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	98.27	5.11	3.65
2	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	95.50	1.70	1.11
3	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	95.16	3.31	2.33
4	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	92.73	2.31	1.14
5	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	89.62	6.45	3.06
6	Black-capped Chickadee/Carolina Chickadee		88.24	2.11	1.18
7	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	86.85	9.84	4.96
8	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	86.51	4.41	1.83
9	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	81.31	1.22	0.56
10	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	77.16	4.73	1.72
11	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	74.74	5.51	1.14
12	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	72.32	1.57	0.61
13	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	66.44	2.95	0.33
14	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	56.75	2.03	0.57
15	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	54.67	1.24	0.18
16	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	46.71	3.79	0.26
17	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	44.98	1.23	0.19
18	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	41.87	1.21	0.17
19	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	41.52	3.05	0.42
20	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	37.72	2.96	0.25
21	American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	37.37	2.94	0.16
22	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	35.64	2.86	0.20
23	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	33.56	3.93	0.18
24	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	23.18	1.07	0.07
25	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	20.76	1.01	0.03

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