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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2003-2004
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 289 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 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 98.27 5.11 3.65
2 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens 95.50 1.70 1.11
3 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 95.16 3.31 2.33
4 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 92.73 2.31 1.14
5 American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis 89.62 6.45 3.06
6 Black-capped Chickadee/Carolina Chickadee   88.24 2.11 1.18
7 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 86.85 9.84 4.96
8 House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus 86.51 4.41 1.83
9 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 81.31 1.22 0.56
10 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 77.16 4.73 1.72
11 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 74.74 5.51 1.14
12 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 72.32 1.57 0.61
13 American Robin Turdus migratorius 66.44 2.95 0.33
14 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 56.75 2.03 0.57
15 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 54.67 1.24 0.18
16 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 46.71 3.79 0.26
17 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 44.98 1.23 0.19
18 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 41.87 1.21 0.17
19 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 41.52 3.05 0.42
20 Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus 37.72 2.96 0.25
21 American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea 37.37 2.94 0.16
22 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 35.64 2.86 0.20
23 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 33.56 3.93 0.18
24 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 23.18 1.07 0.07
25 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 20.76 1.01 0.03


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