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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 702 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 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 97.14 3.07 2.48
2 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 95.71 3.34 1.95
3 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 94.71 5.20 3.04
4 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 93.71 6.11 3.25
5 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 93.29 1.48 1.00
6 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens 92.86 1.62 1.16
7 American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis 90.00 5.39 2.59
8 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 90.00 2.26 1.48
9 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 86.14 2.31 1.17
10 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 65.29 1.31 0.40
11 House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus 64.71 3.44 0.84
12 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 55.43 3.21 0.68
13 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 54.57 2.28 0.33
14 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 54.00 6.04 1.03
15 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 53.57 1.13 0.29
16 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 53.00 4.49 0.53
17 American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea 46.14 3.09 0.35
18 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 43.14 1.17 0.16
19 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 38.86 1.47 0.16
20 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 38.29 1.33 0.19
21 Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea 35.29 9.56 0.37
22 Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus 34.43 2.28 0.10
23 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 34.00 5.02 0.12
24 American Robin Turdus migratorius 33.57 3.15 0.12
25 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 28.00 4.12 0.08


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