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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 401 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 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 90 7.71 4.77
2 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 90 6.92 3.96
3 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 70 1.52 0.47
4 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 70 10.50 3.29
5 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 60 2.27 0.44
6 Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) 58 2.45 0.73
7 American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 54 4.93 0.85
8 Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) 52 5.92 0.78
9 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 51 6.15 0.83
10 Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) 49 2.58 0.62
11 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 46 8.63 1.01
12 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 44 1.31 0.24
13 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 44 1.44 0.29
14 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 43 2.14 0.47
15 White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 42 4.01 0.61
16 Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica) 42 2.33 0.38
17 Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus cassinii) 41 4.10 0.47
18 Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) 39 3.35 0.47
19 "Rufous-sided" Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus/maculatus) 38 1.52 0.24
20 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 30 1.03 0.07
21 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 27 4.14 0.27
22 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 26 8.04 0.30
23 Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) 26 3.79 0.23
24 Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) 24 7.44 0.29
25 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 24 1.47 0.12


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