Allegheny Region Top 25

Allegheny Region
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2002-2003

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 1449 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	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	95.84	5.73	3.76
2	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	95.34	5.24	3.27
3	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	93.33	2.92	1.89
4	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	90.75	1.64	1.06
5	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	90.67	3.03	1.59
6	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	85.58	2.93	1.69
7	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	85.22	5.04	2.06
8	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	82.50	4.84	1.92
9	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	80.20	2.26	1.14
10	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	79.70	1.48	0.68
11	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	73.89	4.99	1.02
12	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	65.64	1.17	0.39
13	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	64.71	7.35	1.66
14	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	62.05	2.64	0.48
15	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	56.74	1.28	0.29
16	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	56.46	1.63	0.27
17	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	54.73	3.25	0.66
18	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	54.59	2.64	0.17
19	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	51.08	1.27	0.24
20	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	49.78	4.74	0.19
21	American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	47.27	3.59	0.46
22	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	39.81	4.29	0.14
23	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	36.08	3.01	0.16
24	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	32.50	3.52	0.10
25	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	29.27	1.01	0.05

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