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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 591 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 94.75 8.12 5.64
2 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 82.06 1.43 0.58
3 House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus 80.88 6.49 2.82
4 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 76.82 3.26 1.62
5 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 71.40 1.76 0.71
6 Eastern/Spotted Towhee Pipilo 68.87 2.25 0.88
7 Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus 65.99 7.35 1.14
8 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 64.30 4.11 0.70
9 American Robin Turdus migratorius 63.79 2.36 0.31
10 Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 63.28 2.86 0.80
11 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 61.42 1.56 0.49
12 Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius 59.22 2.00 0.34
13 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens 57.53 1.30 0.30
14 Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens 56.01 2.73 0.75
15 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 48.22 6.79 1.09
16 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca 42.13 1.81 0.28
17 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 40.44 3.14 0.31
18 American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis 38.24 5.48 0.47
19 Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus 32.83 12.78 0.67
20 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 31.13 1.02 0.05
21 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 29.44 3.53 0.30
22 Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla 28.09 3.22 0.31
23 Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus 27.75 2.68 0.16
24 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 27.58 5.91 0.23
25 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 24.03 1.39 0.13


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