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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 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 92 3.7 2.4
2 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 84 3.9 1.64
3 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 83 7.7 2.51
4 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 80 2.1 0.86
5 Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 72 2.1 0.9
6 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 72 2.0 0.85
7 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 71 8.8 2.68
8 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 63 4.0 0.99
9 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 62 1.4 0.38
10 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 61 1.3 0.33
11 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 60 4.3 0.89
12 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 49 2.9 0.26
13 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 48 8.8 0.7
14 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 48 9.0 0.68
15  Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 47 1.3 0.25
16 Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 46 6.3 0.42
17 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 44 1.4 0.27
18 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 44 4.3 0.62
19 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 39 4.3 0.4
20 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 38 3.0 0.32
21 Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 34 6.9 0.52
22 Inca Dove (Columbina inca) 30 4.0 0.39
23 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 29 1.1 0.09
24 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) 29 1.8 0.14
25 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 29 3.9 0.21

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