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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2004-2005		 Return to Top 25 index page

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 396 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
92.11
7.91
4.63
2
 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
86.01
5.31
2.75
3
 Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
80.66
1.72
0.87
4
 Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
78.63
1.79
0.82
5
 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
77.35
5.60
2.35
6
 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
68.96
5.27
1.67
7
 Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria
67.68
6.32
1.80
8
 California Towhee Pipilo crissalis
66.16
1.69
0.62
9
 American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
59.54
5.79
1.00
10
 Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
55.73
6.43
1.09
11
 Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
54.20
4.64
0.99
12
 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
47.84
5.68
0.94
13
 American Robin Turdus migratorius
40.71
2.49
0.15
14
 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
40.71
1.19
0.14
15
 Eastern/Spotted Towhee Pipilo
38.93
1.77
0.26
16
 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
36.39
2.56
0.23
17
 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
36.13
1.13
0.11
18
 Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
35.62
1.65
0.16
19
 Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
33.84
4.88
0.19
20
 Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
32.57
2.18
0.32
21
 Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
31.55
1.44
0.21
22
 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
31.30
1.37
0.11
23
 Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
29.52
2.68
0.30
24
 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
28.75
1.03
0.06
25
 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
27.99
1.05
0.05


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