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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2000-2001
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent.A total of 1356 FeederWatchers reported data from this region.

Rank within region Common Name (Scientific name) Percentage of feeders visited Mean
group size 
(when seen)

FeederWatch
Abundance
Index

1 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 95 5.13 2.97
2 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 92 5.48 3.09
3 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 91 2.62 1.56
4 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 90 2.96 1.50
5 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 88 1.57 0.93
6 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 86 2.64 1.59
7 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 83 5.57 2.25
8 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 81 4.56 1.57
9 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 79 2.29 1.06
10 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 73 1.48 0.54
11 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 70 5.36 1.03
12 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 66 2.79 0.56
13 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 64 7.49 1.74
14 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 59 1.16 0.33
15 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 54 1.65 0.26
16 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 53 2.64 0.16
17 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 52 5.13 0.25
18 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 48 3.13 0.55
19 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 47 1.26 0.22
20 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 45 5.17 0.21
21 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 42 3.52 0.26
22 American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) 41 3.67 0.43
23 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 34 1.28 0.15
24 Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 31 3.18 0.10
25 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 25 1.01 0.04


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