Northern Rockies Region

Northern Rockies
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2001-2002

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 213 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	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	85.92	3.63	2.12
2	Common Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	74.65	12.86	2.32
3	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	70.89	1.37	0.48
4	Black-billed Magpie	Pica pica	61.97	2.70	0.61
5	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	61.03	5.52	0.98
6	Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	60.09	7.43	1.02
7	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	58.22	10.43	2.14
8	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	54.46	1.38	0.30
9	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	50.70	1.78	0.44
10	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	49.30	8.11	1.53
11	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	45.07	1.36	0.29
12	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	43.19	2.75	0.47
13	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	39.91	2.63	0.18
14	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	36.62	5.92	0.33
15	Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	34.74	7.67	0.45
16	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	33.80	7.66	0.65
17	Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli	31.92	2.34	0.32
18	Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	29.11	6.81	0.49
19	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	29.11	1.50	0.16
20	Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	24.41	24.68	0.18
21	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	22.54	1.72	0.17
22	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	22.07	5.42	0.16
23	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	22.07	3.59	0.18
24	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	20.66	1.04	0.03
25	Hoary Redpoll	Carduelis hornemanni	19.72	5.24	0.14

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