East Central Region

East-Central 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 905 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	97.24	3.65	2.66
2	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	96.80	4.21	2.49
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	94.81	4.09	2.44
4	Black-capped Chickadee/ Carolina Chickadee	Poecile sp.	94.25	2.49	1.82
5	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	93.81	5.29	3.05
6	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	90.28	1.76	1.11
7	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	89.39	2.28	1.13
8	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	89.28	4.87	2.57
9	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	86.63	10.63	5.49
10	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	82.10	5.30	1.41
11	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	73.81	1.47	0.64
12	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	73.15	1.25	0.51
13	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	71.93	2.16	0.92
14	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	71.05	2.35	0.32
15	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	65.64	2.56	0.54
16	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	56.69	4.25	0.29
17	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	49.39	1.54	0.21
18	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	44.42	1.25	0.22
19	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	39.89	2.78	0.14
20	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	39.23	1.28	0.17
21	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	38.78	2.39	0.27
22	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	38.34	3.61	0.14
23	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	38.01	1.33	0.21
24	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	32.27	1.03	0.06
25	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	30.61	3.43	0.19

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