North-Central Region

North-Central 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 368 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	97.82	3.47	2.85
2	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	90.46	1.72	1.11
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	86.10	4.57	1.79
4	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	85.83	2.70	1.31
5	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	83.65	1.67	0.93
6	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	76.84	1.43	0.65
7	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	67.03	5.98	1.48
8	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	63.76	10.49	2.58
9	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	58.58	4.31	0.86
10	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	54.50	2.30	0.35
11	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	43.87	2.54	0.59
12	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	37.60	4.41	0.32
13	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	37.60	1.16	0.22
14	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	33.51	3.76	0.30
15	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	33.24	4.29	0.24
16	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	30.79	2.07	0.07
17	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	26.43	1.61	0.14
18	American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	25.07	3.45	0.15
19	Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	24.25	1.30	0.09
20	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	20.98	2.93	0.06
21	Brown Creeper	Certhia americana	20.71	1.19	0.07
22	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	18.53	1.53	0.07
23	Black-billed Magpie	Pica pica	17.98	1.89	0.12
24	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	16.62	3.82	0.04
25	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	16.62	1.28	0.04

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