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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2006-2007
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 464 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
97.84
3.97
3.34
2
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
91.81
7.47
3.31
3
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
90.95
3.75
1.91
4
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
85.34
6.22
2.75
5
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
83.84
1.47
0.75
6
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
82.76
4.41
1.37
7
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
75.00
1.46
0.60
8
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
71.98
2.63
0.70
9
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
64.01
5.61
0.94
10
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
53.88
2.82
0.21
11
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
49.14
1.38
0.32
12
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
46.77
3.39
0.38
13
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
45.04
1.95
0.38
14
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
44.61
1.40
0.22
15
American Robin Turdus migratorius
43.32
2.22
0.07
16
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
42.24
3.42
0.10
17
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
39.44
1.55
0.10
18
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
35.13
3.79
0.10
19
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
29.74
8.83
0.62
20
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
28.02
3.17
0.25
21
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
24.14
1.98
0.21
22
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
22.41
5.43
0.31
23
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
20.91
1.12
0.04
24
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
20.47
3.05
0.07
25
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
19.40
1.02
0.02


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