North Atlantic Region

North 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 435 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	98.39	4.98	4.28
2	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	90.57	3.83	1.79
3	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	86.44	5.67	1.75
4	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	85.29	1.48	0.76
5	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	84.37	5.53	2.34
6	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	80.92	3.69	0.91
7	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	77.01	1.47	0.61
8	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	68.97	2.81	0.64
9	Common Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	65.98	13.25	1.38
10	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	62.76	1.40	0.46
11	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	61.38	5.04	0.79
12	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	57.70	1.44	0.39
13	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	45.52	1.98	0.39
14	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	44.14	4.14	0.14
15	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	44.14	2.24	0.08
16	American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	42.30	2.97	0.31
17	Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	40.46	5.11	0.28
18	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	40.23	1.62	0.11
19	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	35.63	3.94	0.11
20	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	31.49	3.62	0.12
21	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	29.66	9.99	0.63
22	Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	28.28	8.59	0.28
23	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	27.59	3.64	0.23
24	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	27.13	1.00	0.03
25	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	26.44	1.71	0.08

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