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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2002-2003
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 262 FeederWatchers reported data from this state or province.

Rank within region

Common Name

Scientific name

Percentage of feeders visited

Mean
group size 
(when seen)

FeederWatch
Abundance
Index

1

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

96.95

3.84

3.01

2

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

96.56

5.39

3.86

3

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

94.27

4.69

2.69

4

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

93.89

10.91

6.87

5

Downy Woodpecker

Picoides pubescens

90.08

1.80

1.12

6

American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

88.55

5.14

2.62

7

House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

86.26

4.42

1.97

8

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

83.21

5.65

1.68

9

Black-capped Chickadee/Carolina Chickadee

79.01

2.17

0.99

10

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

70.61

1.26

0.51

11

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

66.41

2.21

0.68

12

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

66.03

2.27

0.17

13

Common Grackle

Quiscalus quiscula

61.07

4.80

0.34

14

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

59.92

1.52

0.51

15

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

49.24

2.67

0.47

16

Hairy Woodpecker

Picoides villosus

40.84

1.25

0.21

17

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

40.46

2.83

0.14

18

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

36.64

5.23

0.17

19

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

35.11

2.10

0.14

20

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

31.68

1.21

0.10

21

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

30.92

1.40

0.10

22

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

30.15

1.89

0.29

23

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

29.01

1.04

0.05

24

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus

25.57

1.17

0.11

25

Brown Creeper

Certhia americana

22.52

1.14

0.06

 


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