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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2002-2003
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 400 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

90.86

7.36

4.56

2

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

83.76

4.93

2.40

3

Western Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

82.74

1.84

0.96

4

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

82.74

1.67

0.81

5

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

80.71

5.15

2.10

6

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

76.90

5.19

1.97

7

California Towhee

Pipilo crissalis

68.02

1.73

0.63

8

Lesser Goldfinch

Carduelis psaltria

61.17

5.94

1.49

9

American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

60.91

6.10

1.12

10

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

57.87

2.75

0.36

11

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

57.36

4.24

0.93

12

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

48.22

6.21

1.06

13

Eastern/Spotted Towhee

Pipilo

44.67

1.80

0.33

14

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

42.13

1.19

0.15

15

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

36.29

2.82

0.25

16

Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

35.03

5.11

0.20

17

Purple Finch

Carpodacus purpureus

35.03

3.11

0.24

18

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

34.77

1.34

0.13

19

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

34.77

1.13

0.11

20

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Dendroica coronata

34.52

1.74

0.17

21

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

34.01

1.95

0.24

22

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Poecile rufescens

32.49

2.44

0.34

23

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

31.73

3.09

0.40

24

Oak Titmouse

Baeolophus inornatus

31.47

1.41

0.22

25

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

29.44

1.42

0.17


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