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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 930 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/Carolina Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus/carolinensis) 97 2.21 1.76
2 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 96 5.05 3.35
3 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 96 2.80 1.92
4 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 95 2.31 1.64
5 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 94 4.91 2.65
6 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 90 5.15 2.57
7 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 85 1.49 0.79
8 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 84 2.46 1.00
9 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 80 4.20 1.46
10 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 75 1.17 0.48
11 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 74 1.33 0.45
12 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 71 3.79 1.22
13 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 70 1.42 0.50
14 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 69 2.78 0.68
15 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 67 5.18 0.85
16 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 64 3.20 0.31
17 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 63 5.74 1.33
18 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 59 5.50 0.43
19 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 57 1.64 0.35
20 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 47 1.13 0.16
21 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 44 4.62 0.25
22 Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 40 4.00 0.18
23 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 33 1.19 0.11
24 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 29 2.88 0.14
25 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 28 1.03 0.04


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