Great Lakes Region

Great Lakes 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 1230 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	91.50	3.17	2.07
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	88.31	5.62	2.51
3	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	87.33	3.15	1.47
4	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	86.51	5.25	2.47
5	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	86.02	1.62	0.87
6	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	80.54	5.85	2.04
7	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	76.37	2.53	1.05
8	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	66.80	4.95	1.17
9	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	64.43	1.46	0.49
10	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	61.24	4.67	0.59
11	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	59.61	1.38	0.38
12	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	56.34	8.78	1.65
13	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	52.17	2.44	0.14
14	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	48.16	2.18	0.24
15	American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	45.38	3.75	0.49
16	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	42.11	4.21	0.13
17	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	35.90	3.60	0.09
18	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	33.12	1.18	0.19
19	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	29.35	4.16	0.16
20	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	27.56	1.58	0.06
21	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	22.81	1.46	0.11
22	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	21.91	3.01	0.05
23	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	19.79	1.01	0.03
24	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	19.54	1.96	0.16
25	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	18.72	1.01	0.03

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