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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 267 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) 89 4.26 2.74
2 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 76 1.59 0.66
3 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 60 5.16 0.77
4 Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica) 57 2.59 0.62
5 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 55 10.11 1.69
6 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 54 1.42 0.36
7 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 52 2.84 0.63
8 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 47 1.37 0.26
9 Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) 44 9.59 0.75
10 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 41 1.50 0.25
11 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 40 7.78 1.04
12 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 37 2.78 0.15
13 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 37 1.71 0.29
14 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 32 5.42 0.25
15 Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) 31 8.04 0.33
16 Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) 30 9.32 0.47
17 Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) 27 7.19 0.42
18 Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) 25 2.58 0.25
19 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 24 6.27 0.43
20 Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) 21 2.00 0.14
21 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 20 6.06 0.15
22 Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) 19 23.48 0.14
23 Common Raven (Corvus corax) 19 1.75 0.07
24 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 16 1.48 0.10
25 Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus cassinii) 15 3.63 0.07


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