Mid-Central Region

Mid-Central 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 278 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	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	98.56	5.93	4.72
2	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	95.68	3.68	2.64
3	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	92.09	6.53	3.86
4	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	91.37	1.73	1.17
5	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	89.21	4.91	2.42
6	Black-capped/Carolina Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus/carolinensis	87.05	2.21	1.35
7	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	85.61	2.18	1.03
8	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	84.53	4.03	1.53
9	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	82.37	7.41	3.21
10	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	82.01	2.84	0.63
11	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	78.78	1.25	0.55
12	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	77.34	5.51	1.40
13	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	70.86	1.49	0.61
14	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	58.99	4.65	0.35
15	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	56.83	1.31	0.21
16	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	53.24	1.88	0.53
17	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	51.08	1.19	0.23
18	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	47.48	1.23	0.22
19	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	44.60	3.20	0.51
20	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	42.45	3.93	0.26
21	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	39.93	3.85	0.38
22	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	34.89	2.99	0.22
23	Brown Creeper	Certhia americana	28.78	1.06	0.06
24	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	26.26	2.40	0.06
25	Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis	25.54	2.36	0.12

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