New England Region

New England
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2004-2005

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 708 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	98.86	3.24	2.77
2	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	94.72	5.29	3.20
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	94.58	4.96	2.74
4	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	93.87	1.55	1.10
5	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	93.15	1.71	1.22
6	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	92.87	2.53	1.76
7	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	91.01	3.08	1.48
8	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	90.87	5.57	2.92
9	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	87.45	2.48	1.30
10	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	68.47	3.38	0.86
11	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	65.48	1.33	0.43
12	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	56.35	1.10	0.27
13	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	55.49	2.43	0.36
14	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	55.35	5.75	1.03
15	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	51.93	3.96	0.46
16	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	49.64	2.95	0.16
17	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	47.79	1.24	0.20
18	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	47.22	3.03	0.26
19	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	44.94	1.57	0.17
20	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	44.08	2.62	0.41
21	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	41.23	4.42	0.15
22	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	39.66	4.44	0.15
23	American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	39.37	2.93	0.29
24	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	29.81	1.37	0.16
25	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	26.11	3.78	0.07

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