Northern Rockies Region

Northern Rockies
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2003-2004

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 211 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	82.94	4.15	2.16
2	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	71.56	1.52	0.60
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	64.93	5.39	1.15
4	Black-billed Magpie	Pica pica	63.03	2.71	0.69
5	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	60.66	14.45	2.68
6	Common Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	60.19	11.81	1.30
7	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	52.61	11.30	1.99
8	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	52.61	1.58	0.40
9	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	48.82	1.85	0.45
10	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	45.50	1.52	0.33
11	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	44.08	2.95	0.52
12	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	39.81	6.69	0.60
13	Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	39.34	5.80	0.30
14	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	36.02	1.52	0.21
15	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	27.01	2.20	0.09
16	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	25.59	5.91	0.24
17	Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli	23.70	3.04	0.29
18	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	23.22	1.06	0.06
19	Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	22.75	7.20	0.24
20	Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	22.75	6.54	0.36
21	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	20.85	4.20	0.23
22	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	19.91	1.56	0.12
23	Gray Jay	Perisoreus canadensis	18.96	1.85	0.13
24	Common Raven	Corvus corax	18.48	1.42	0.06
25	Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	18.01	29.83	0.16

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