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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 805 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 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 98 3.51 2.82
2 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 95 4.75 3.23
3 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 90 2.25 1.50
4 Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 82 1.24 0.62
5 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 82 2.24 0.96
6 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 82 1.44 0.71
7 Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 81 2.12 1.21
8 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 80 5.99 2.23
9 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 72 4.46 1.55
10 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 70 1.34 0.49
11 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 65 2.99 0.40
12 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 65 1.22 0.33
13 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 62 3.57 0.89
14 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 59 3.93 1.07
15 "Rufous-sided" Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus/maculatus) 50 1.61 0.28
16 Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 48 1.18 0.20
17 Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 47 5.16 0.45
18 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 46 1.37 0.28
19 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) 44 1.95 0.27
20 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 43 2.57 0.27
21 Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 41 5.32 0.54
22 Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 40 2.09 0.21
23 Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 39 4.92 0.25
24 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 38 1.73 0.22
25 Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) 37 1.69 0.22


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