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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 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 95 8.3 5.62
2 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 79 5.8 2.3
3 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 75 3.1 1.45
4 Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) 70 6.5 1.1
5 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 69 1.4 0.43
6 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 68 2.4 0.35
7 Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 67 1.9 0.65
8 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 61 1.5 0.49
9 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 59 4.2 0.69
10 Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) 58 2.7 0.73
11 Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) 56 2.8 0.72
12 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 54 1.6 0.44
13 Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) 48 1.9 0.26
14 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 47 6.5 0.96
15 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 45 1.3 0.23
16 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 37 3.2 0.31
17 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 33 3.2 0.21
18 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 28 5.2 0.27
19 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 28 4.9 0.22
20 Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) 27 1.5 0.15
21 Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) 26 3.1 0.25
22 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 26 1.0 0.04
23 Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) 25 10.7 0.38
24 Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) 24 1.5 0.04
25 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 22 1.4 0.12

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