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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 629 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) 95 7.87 5.42
2 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 79 5.77 2.14
3 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 78 2.99 1.45
4 Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) 76 8.06 1.62
5 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 75 2.61 0.48
6 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 74 1.45 0.46
7 "Rufous-sided" Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus/maculatus) 67 2.14 0.76
8 Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) 67 2.80 0.83
9 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 66 4.66 0.88
10 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 63 1.72 0.57
11 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 61 1.60 0.45
12 Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) 56 2.77 0.75
13 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 50 1.34 0.24
14 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 48 6.02 0.86
15 Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) 47 1.69 0.21
16 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 42 3.35 0.35
17 Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) 33 1.67 0.22
18 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 31 2.92 0.21
19 Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) 29 10.08 0.44
20 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 29 5.18 0.32
21 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 28 5.03 0.23
22 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 26 1.40 0.13
23 Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) 26 3.06 0.28
24 Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) 25 1.65 0.04
25 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 24 1.01 0.04


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