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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 337 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 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 99 5.81 4.67
2 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 97 2.66 1.83
3 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 96 3.84 2.94
4 Black-capped Chickadee/Carolina Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus/carolinensis) 95 2.34 1.75
5 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 93 1.79 1.23
6 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 91 6.80 3.84
7 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 87 5.64 2.86
8 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 87 9.03 4.74
9 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 83 4.02 1.77
10 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 81 5.85 2.17
11 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 77 1.24 0.56
12 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 72 2.32 0.31
13 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 66 4.54 0.43
14 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 64 1.54 0.50
15 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 64 2.03 0.72
16 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 61 1.32 0.27
17 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 57 2.46 0.43
18 American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) 46 3.82 0.40
19 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 46 1.23 0.21
20 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 46 4.25 0.27
21 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 44 1.20 0.17
22 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 42 2.84 0.48
23 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 39 4.06 0.37
24 Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 33 3.99 0.13
25 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 31 1.73 0.12


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