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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 417 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) 96 3.75 2.68
2 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 91 4.24 2.33
3 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 91 8.54 3.75
4 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 81 6.55 2.36
5 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 77 1.40 0.55
6 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 76 6.13 1.80
7 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 70 4.67 0.76
8 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 68 1.41 0.48
9 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 68 2.93 0.63
10 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 65 6.18 1.23
11 Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) 43 6.05 0.30
12 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 41 1.41 0.17
13 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 40 1.40 0.25
14 American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) 39 3.68 0.44
15 Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) 38 9.68 0.46
16 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 37 2.86 0.09
17 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 34 2.41 0.10
18 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 34 1.84 0.23
19 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 31 9.08 0.58
20 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 29 3.04 0.06
21 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 29 3.70 0.22
22 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 26 1.52 0.11
23 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 26 1.03 0.04
24 Rock Dove (Columba livia) 23 5.48 0.31
25 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 21 2.18 0.12


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