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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) 96 3.1 2.34
2 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 95 4.5 3.07
3 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 90 2.2 1.41
4 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 82 2.2 0.93
5 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 82 1.4 0.7
6 Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 81 2.1 1.19
7 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 81 6.7 2.17
8  Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 78 1.2 0.53
9 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 68 3.8 1.18
10 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 65 1.3 0.44
11 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 63 4.2 1.08
12 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 59 3.6 0.98
13 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 56 1.2 0.25
14 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 56 3.0 0.37
15 Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 52 1.6 0.28
16 Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 48 1.2 0.18
17 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 46 1.4 0.3
18 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 45 5.3 0.44
19 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 44 3.5 0.38
20 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 42 2.8 0.28
21 Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 41 6.4 0.59
22 Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 41 2.1 0.18
23 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) 38 1.9 0.23
24 Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 36 4.2 0.2
25 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 35 1.7 0.19

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