Allegheny Region Top 25

Allegheny Region
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2001-2002

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 1377 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	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	94.84	4.83	2.82
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	93.17	4.82	2.64
3	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	90.99	2.86	1.40
4	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	90.27	2.50	1.40
5	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	90.20	1.63	1.04
6	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	88.53	1.53	0.90
7	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	87.94	3.30	2.09
8	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	85.91	4.39	1.97
9	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	83.51	5.51	2.41
10	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	82.50	2.34	1.26
11	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	66.81	5.40	0.86
12	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	62.67	7.39	1.68
13	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	62.60	2.67	0.50
14	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	59.33	1.16	0.33
15	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	58.17	2.84	0.23
16	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	54.47	1.59	0.22
17	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	54.18	1.27	0.28
18	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	53.96	4.84	0.27
19	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	45.97	3.09	0.51
20	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	44.95	4.96	0.24
21	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	43.28	1.27	0.23
22	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	39.72	1.25	0.18
23	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	34.64	3.08	0.18
24	American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	33.04	3.23	0.26
25	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	32.10	3.30	0.10

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