Project FeederWatch home page
Canadian FeederWatch page
Project FeederWatch
Overview Instructions and Updates Data Entry Data Retrieval News About Birds and Bird Feeding
Return to Data Retrieval Index Page Illinois
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2001-2002
Return to Top 25 index page

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 283 FeederWatchers reported data from this state or province.

Rank within region

Common Name

Scientific name

Percentage of feeders visited

Mean
group size 
(when seen)

FeederWatch
Abundance
Index

1

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

97.17

4.35

2.99

2

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

96.82

3.35

2.45

3

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

95.41

4.01

2.25

4

House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

94.35

4.48

2.33

5

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

92.93

11.69

7.37

6

Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

90.81

1.78

1.08

7

Black-capped Chickadee/Carolina Chickadee

89.40

2.39

1.60

8

American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

86.93

4.68

2.17

9

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

84.81

5.01

1.47

10

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

84.10

2.29

1.02

11

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

69.61

2.02

0.25

12

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

67.49

2.76

0.68

13

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

62.90

4.45

0.35

14

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

61.13

1.26

0.45

15

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

56.89

1.51

0.46

16

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

49.47

1.38

0.30

17

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

47.70

3.48

0.21

18

Hairy Woodpecker

Picoides villosus

37.81

1.22

0.19

19

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

36.75

4.06

0.14

20

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

36.75

1.99

0.35

21

American Tree Sparrow

Spizella arborea

34.98

2.42

0.14

22

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

34.63

2.36

0.27

23

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

32.51

1.47

0.09

24

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

32.16

1.06

0.05

25

Purple Finch

Carpodacus purpureus

31.45

3.60

0.20

 


© 2002 Express written permission required for use of images or text on these pages.

FeederWatch is a joint research and education project of:
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Home Page
Bird Studies Canada