Mid-Atlantic Region

Mid-Atlantic 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 935 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	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	98.24	3.12	2.45
2	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	97.15	4.74	3.35
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	96.27	5.72	3.73
4	Black-capped Chickadee/Carolina Chickadee	Poecile sp.	95.83	2.11	1.61
5	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	93.19	2.28	1.59
6	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	90.34	4.48	2.42
7	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	88.47	2.41	1.06
8	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	87.93	1.55	0.95
9	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	85.84	4.18	1.76
10	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	83.97	1.16	0.56
11	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	82.11	1.33	0.56
12	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	80.90	3.86	1.58
13	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	77.06	1.42	0.62
14	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	73.44	5.03	0.98
15	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	65.75	7.12	0.59
16	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	65.64	6.07	1.55
17	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	64.22	3.24	0.31
18	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	64.11	1.60	0.41
19	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	60.48	2.55	0.43
20	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	55.76	1.11	0.19
21	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	47.75	5.13	0.27
22	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	45.66	4.15	0.21
23	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	37.98	1.20	0.14
24	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	31.17	1.02	0.05
25	Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca	29.97	1.57	0.07

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