Mid-Atlantic Region

Mid-Atlantic Region
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2005-2006

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 869 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	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	97.47	5.18	3.84
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	97.12	5.67	3.91
3	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	96.66	2.89	2.18
4	Black-capped/Carolina Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus/carolinensis	96.54	2.12	1.68
5	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	92.40	2.00	1.29
6	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	90.90	4.07	2.23
7	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	89.63	1.51	0.96
8	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	88.94	4.52	2.18
9	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	88.36	2.42	1.07
10	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	84.33	1.40	0.72
11	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	83.41	3.92	1.83
12	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	82.49	1.17	0.54
13	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	81.34	1.30	0.54
14	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	72.93	3.31	0.47
15	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	67.17	5.97	1.71
16	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	66.01	6.65	0.62
17	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	64.98	1.52	0.39
18	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	64.40	4.41	0.62
19	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	52.19	3.64	0.26
20	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	49.42	4.62	0.32
21	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	48.04	2.73	0.29
22	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	40.55	1.11	0.12
23	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	39.86	1.17	0.14
24	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	38.25	2.96	0.24
25	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	30.07	1.01	0.04

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