Northern Rockies Region

Northern Rockies
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2002-2003

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 216 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	83.72	3.92	2.22
2	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	75.35	1.51	0.58
3	Black-billed Magpie	Pica pica	67.44	2.53	0.66
4	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	61.40	4.35	0.85
5	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	58.14	11.52	2.23
6	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	56.28	1.38	0.32
7	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	50.70	1.46	0.35
8	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	46.98	9.70	1.69
9	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	46.05	1.71	0.38
10	Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	45.12	6.75	0.55
11	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	44.65	2.38	0.17
12	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	43.72	3.11	0.57
13	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	38.60	1.49	0.22
14	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	33.02	6.06	0.55
15	Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	32.56	9.04	0.44
16	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	32.09	5.73	0.26
17	Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli	28.37	2.83	0.29
18	Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	21.86	7.57	0.36
19	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	21.86	1.47	0.10
20	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	21.86	1.02	0.04
21	Common Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	21.40	7.13	0.18
22	Common Raven	Corvus corax	21.40	1.70	0.07
23	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	20.00	3.76	0.19
24	Gray Jay	Perisoreus canadensis	19.53	1.93	0.12
25	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	19.07	8.08	0.17

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