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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 1999-2000
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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 4.6 3.68
2 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 89 3.6 1.78
3 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 86 6.7 2.76
4 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 79 1.5 0.64
5 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 77 3.9 0.82
6 Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) 76 14.2 2.39
7 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 72 1.4 0.53
8 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 66 4.7 0.69
9 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 63 1.5 0.48
10 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 62 6.2 0.99
11 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 61 2.9 0.56
12 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 61 1.6 0.48
13 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 44 5.2 0.17
14 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 43 5.0 0.17
15 American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) 40 3.3 0.34
16 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 39 1.8 0.1
17 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 38 2.1 0.08
18 Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) 34 9.5 0.41
19 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 33 1.8 0.24
20 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 30 8.7 0.59
21 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 27 1.9 0.19
22 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 27 3.8 0.2
23 Rock Dove (Columba livia) 23 5.2 0.3
24 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 19 2.8 0.05
25 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 19 1.0 0.03

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