AUTUMN 2000/VOLUME 14, NUMBER 4
Table 1
Most Widely Reported feeder species in North America Winter 1999-2000
| Bird species | Percentage of feeders visited |
Mean group size when seen |
FeederWatch Abundance Index |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 85 | 5.1 | 2.26 (-15%) |
| Mourning Dove | 80 | 4.8 | 2.03 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 75 | 1.6 | 0.72 |
| Blue Jay | 74 | 2.6 | 0.96 |
| House Finch | 74 | 5.4 | 1.85 |
| American Goldfinch | 72 | 5.1 | 1.56 (-15%) |
| Northern Cardinal | 69 | 2.8 | 1.08 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 66 | 3.3 | 1.29 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 65 | 1.5 | 0.56 (+19%) |
| House Sparrow | 58 | 7.7 | 1.62 |
| European Starling | 56 | 4.9 | 0.65 (-11%) |
| American Robin | 55 | 2.4 | 0.23 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 54 | 2.2 | 0.68 |
| American Crow | 51 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 43 | 1.2 | 0.24 |
| Common Grackle | 42 | 5.1 | 0.26 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 42 | 1.3 | 0.23 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 40 | 1.4 | 0.24 (+118%) |
| Song Sparrow | 40 | 1.6 | 0.18 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 36 | 4.5 | 0.21 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 33 | 3.2 | 0.35 |
| Purple Finch 32 3.3 0.19 | 32 | 3.3 | 0.19 |
| Carolina Wren | 30 | 1.3 | 0.15 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 28 | 3.8 | 0.12 |
| Northern Flicker | 27 | 1.3 | 0.09 |
| American Tree Sparrow | 25 | 3.3 | 0.18 (-31%) |
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Other species |
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| Pine Siskin | 23 | 5.1 | 0.18 |
| Common Redpoll | 22 | 11.9 | 0.36 (+620%) |
| Evening Grosbeak | 10 | 9.4 | 0.11 (+22%) |
| Brown Creeper | 14 | 1.1 | 0.14 (+33%) |
Table 1. This table lists all species that visited at least 25 percent of all feeders, plus four other species that are discussed in the text.