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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2001-2002
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 405 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

89.63

7.12

4.29

2

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

82.22

5.04

2.54

3

Western Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

81.48

2.00

1.10

4

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

78.27

1.64

0.76

5

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

77.78

5.85

2.26

6

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

73.83

5.11

1.88

7

California Towhee

Pipilo crissalis

67.90

1.75

0.68

8

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

65.19

2.75

0.48

9

Lesser Goldfinch

Carduelis psaltria

57.53

5.36

1.15

10

American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

54.07

7.13

1.11

11

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

53.09

6.45

1.17

12

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

52.35

4.07

0.82

13

Eastern/Spotted Towhee

Pipilo sp.

47.90

1.87

0.40

14

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

41.73

1.23

0.18

15

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

35.80

2.99

0.26

16

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Dendroica coronata

35.56

1.75

0.18

17

Pine Siskin

Carduelis pinus

35.06

5.92

0.40

18

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

34.07

1.34

0.14

19

Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

33.58

5.25

0.19

20

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Poecile rufescens

32.84

2.59

0.37

21

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

32.10

3.39

0.39

22

Oak Titmouse

Baeolophus inornatus

32.10

1.48

0.25

23

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus

29.88

1.12

0.08

24

Purple Finch

Carpodacus purpureus

29.38

2.99

0.18

25

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

28.89

1.21

0.09


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