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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 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 90 7.6 4.65
2 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 80 6.9 3.18
3 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 68 11.8 3.56
4 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 64 1.5 0.41
5 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 56 2.4 0.42
6 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 55 6.4 1.02
7 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 48 5.6 0.66
8 White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 46 5.7 0.88
9 Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) 45 6.5 0.6
10 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 43 2.1 0.44
11 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 42 7.0 0.77
12 Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia) 41 2.4 0.41
13 Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) 41 2.4 0.52
14 Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) 39 2.0 0.34
15 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 38 1.3 0.19
16 Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 28 1.4 0.16
17 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 27 9.3 0.42
18 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 27 1.0 0.06
19 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 27 1.5 0.2
20 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 25 4.2 0.22
21 Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) 25 3.3 0.34
22 Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) 23 4.5 0.26
23 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 22 1.4 0.15
24 Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) 21 1.5 0.15
25 Canyon Towhee (Pipilo fuscus) 20 1.6 0.15

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