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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 341 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) 98 3.40 2.72
2 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 88 1.72 1.05
3 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 83 2.90 1.37
4 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 78 1.59 0.80
5 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 76 4.66 1.53
6 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 74 1.45 0.62
7 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 68 8.81 2.57
8 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 58 5.60 1.18
9 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 58 5.33 1.00
10 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 50 2.27 0.37
11 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 45 2.75 0.68
12 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 43 3.44 0.43
13 Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) 34 6.47 0.38
14 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 32 2.99 0.15
15 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 32 1.14 0.19
16 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 32 3.17 0.29
17 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 27 1.65 0.19
18 American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) 26 3.64 0.22
19 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 25 2.20 0.05
20 Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 24 1.20 0.08
21 Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) 19 7.31 0.30
22 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 19 2.30 0.04
23 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 17 1.17 0.05
24 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 17 1.02 0.02
25 Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) 16 6.47 0.11


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