North Atlantic Region

North 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 479 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	94.96	3.71	2.74
2	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	87.82	4.24	2.28
3	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	84.87	7.42	2.58
4	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	84.87	7.11	3.34
5	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	83.19	4.81	1.45
6	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	81.30	1.45	0.66
7	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	73.74	1.42	0.55
8	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	70.17	2.82	0.71
9	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	68.70	5.56	1.16
10	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	50.63	3.01	0.22
11	American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	48.95	3.82	0.56
12	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	44.54	1.38	0.28
13	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	39.29	2.53	0.11
14	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	38.45	4.10	0.10
15	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	38.45	1.36	0.18
16	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	36.97	1.84	0.15
17	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	35.08	1.96	0.29
18	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	33.19	4.03	0.08
19	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	29.41	10.27	0.67
20	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	27.31	1.94	0.15
21	Rock Dove	Columba livia	26.68	5.75	0.38
22	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	26.47	3.92	0.23
23	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	25.63	1.02	0.04
24	Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	21.85	7.86	0.16
25	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	19.54	1.90	0.16

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