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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 253 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
97.63
3.91
3.01
2
 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
96.05
5.32
3.87
3
 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
95.65
5.27
3.24
4
 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
94.07
11.95
8.11
5
 American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
91.70
5.60
3.13
6
 House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
90.51
5.20
2.60
7
 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
87.35
1.76
1.17
8
 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
84.19
2.34
1.02
9
 Black-capped Chickadee/Carolina Chickadee  
82.61
2.30
1.25
10
 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
79.84
5.34
1.35
11
 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
66.40
1.23
0.51
12
 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
58.50
1.47
0.54
13
 American Robin Turdus migratorius
52.96
2.24
0.19
14
 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
51.38
4.01
0.24
15
 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
45.06
2.77
0.48
16
 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
38.34
1.23
0.19
17
 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
37.94
2.95
0.12
18
 American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
35.57
3.12
0.25
19
 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
34.39
2.22
0.15
20
 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
33.60
1.04
0.07
21
 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
32.81
1.35
0.16
22
 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
30.04
1.21
0.10
23
 Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
28.85
2.76
0.17
24
 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
27.67
1.89
0.29
25
 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
25.30
1.60
0.08
 


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