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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2003-2004
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 468 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 98.50 4.51 3.68
2 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 88.41 3.86 1.86
3 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 84.55 6.13 2.77
4 American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis 83.69 5.31 1.22
5 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens 80.47 1.40 0.65
6 Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea 78.54 13.59 2.05
7 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 75.11 3.74 0.88
8 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 73.18 1.48 0.57
9 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 63.73 2.83 0.58
10 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 61.80 5.08 0.88
11 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 61.80 1.40 0.46
12 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 57.73 1.50 0.44
13 American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea 49.57 3.56 0.44
14 Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus 46.78 4.44 0.29
15 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 38.84 1.92 0.32
16 Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus 34.33 2.39 0.09
17 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 31.33 8.13 0.30
18 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 30.47 9.47 0.64
19 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 28.54 1.96 0.11
20 Rock Dove Columba livia 27.04 5.13 0.34
21 House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus 26.18 4.06 0.24
22 American Robin Turdus migratorius 23.39 1.79 0.05
23 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 23.39 1.63 0.09
24 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 21.89 1.82 0.16
25 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 20.82 1.01 0.02


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