Southwest Region

Southwest Region
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2003-2004

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 384 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	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	87.47	7.89	4.74
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	80.16	6.01	3.96
3	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	70.50	1.38	0.45
4	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	68.67	11.79	3.39
5	Western Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma californica	48.56	2.64	0.64
6	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	47.52	6.88	0.98
7	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	47.26	2.20	0.30
8	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	45.69	5.44	0.71
9	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	44.91	6.47	0.72
10	White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	41.51	4.65	0.67
11	Eastern/Spotted Towhee	Pipilo	39.95	1.72	0.32
12	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	39.43	1.28	0.21
13	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	37.86	1.98	0.34
14	Black-billed Magpie	Pica pica	37.08	2.50	0.35
15	Lesser Goldfinch	Carduelis psaltria	35.51	4.47	0.41
16	Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli	32.90	2.19	0.31
17	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	30.03	1.48	0.23
18	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	29.77	1.01	0.05
19	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	27.68	10.27	0.43
20	Steller's Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri	26.89	3.45	0.35
21	Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	26.37	4.36	0.20
22	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	25.07	5.71	0.35
23	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	22.45	1.03	0.04
24	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	21.41	1.39	0.11
25	Canyon Towhee	Pipilo fuscus	20.89	1.61	0.16

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