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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 748 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) 97 2.76 2.22
2 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 96 3.59 2.31
3 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 95 7.54 4.73
4 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 94 4.96 2.92
5 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 90 1.62 1.06
6 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 89 5.25 2.53
7 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 88 2.32 1.41
8 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 85 2.37 1.22
9 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 83 1.40 0.70
10 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 72 2.77 0.76
11 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 70 3.92 1.05
12 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 60 4.55 0.74
13 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 57 1.22 0.32
14 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 56 3.53 0.86
15 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 52 5.50 0.95
16 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 48 4.03 0.41
17 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 47 4.90 0.24
18 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 46 4.70 0.23
19 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 45 1.49 0.19
20 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 44 1.13 0.21
21 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 42 2.69 0.14
22 American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) 39 2.87 0.30
23 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 37 1.20 0.14
24 Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 24 3.55 0.09
25 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 24 1.16 0.05


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