Southwest Region

Southwest 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 472 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	88.44	7.01	4.07
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	83.06	6.00	3.09
3	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	68.55	10.97	3.07
4	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	67.74	1.43	0.39
5	Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	62.37	9.08	1.79
6	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	58.33	2.29	0.39
7	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	55.91	4.59	0.85
8	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	50.00	5.94	0.71
9	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	48.92	7.26	0.95
10	White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	48.66	4.86	0.73
11	Western Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma californica	47.31	2.48	0.59
12	Black-billed Magpie	Pica pica	43.55	2.36	0.38
13	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	40.32	2.08	0.40
14	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	39.78	1.30	0.20
15	Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli	38.17	2.35	0.40
16	Eastern/Spotted Towhee	Pipilo	36.83	1.79	0.27
17	Steller's Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri	34.14	3.41	0.45
18	Lesser Goldfinch	Carduelis psaltria	30.91	4.90	0.36
19	Cassin's Finch	Carpodacus cassinii	30.65	3.19	0.16
20	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	29.84	1.53	0.22
21	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	29.57	9.30	0.36
22	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	28.23	1.01	0.05
23	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	27.96	4.24	0.26
24	Common Raven	Corvus corax	22.31	2.73	0.14
25	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	22.04	1.43	0.13

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