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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 1258 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 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 94 3.43 2.30
2 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 90 3.31 1.70
3 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 85 5.22 2.34
4 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 83 1.68 0.87
5 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 82 7.34 2.75
6 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 78 5.28 2.02
7 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 73 2.79 1.13
8 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 65 5.42 1.26
9 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 61 4.91 0.74
10 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 61 1.48 0.46
11 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 59 9.09 1.88
12 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 57 1.43 0.41
13 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 55 2.42 0.35
14 American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) 47 3.87 0.55
15 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 41 3.88 0.13
16 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 41 3.54 0.24
17 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 37 1.91 0.07
18 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 36 3.61 0.10
19 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 32 1.44 0.16
20 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 30 1.19 0.17
21 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 23 1.71 0.07
22 Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 22 3.52 0.08
23 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 21 2.06 0.19
24 Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) 19 5.49 0.13
25 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 19 1.01 0.03


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