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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2004-2005
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 869 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
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
98.15
4.39
3.53
2
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
97.11
5.06
3.40
3
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
96.30
4.52
3.06
4
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
92.48
4.88
2.74
5
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
91.67
5.45
3.25
6
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
91.20
1.82
1.24
7
Black-capped Chickadee/Carolina Chickadee  
90.86
2.29
1.56
8
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
86.00
9.44
4.74
9
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
84.38
1.25
0.67
10
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
82.87
5.09
1.42
11
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
81.94
2.21
0.89
12
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
80.32
1.52
0.75
13
American Robin Turdus migratorius
68.06
2.39
0.28
14
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
67.71
2.13
0.82
15
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
57.41
4.70
0.35
16
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
54.75
1.50
0.27
17
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
53.13
1.28
0.26
18
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
51.39
1.29
0.28
19
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
47.57
2.88
0.47
20
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
46.30
3.95
0.20
21
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
42.82
1.02
0.09
22
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
42.25
2.84
0.25
23
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
40.05
2.88
0.17
24
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
38.89
2.29
0.18
25
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
37.04
1.21
0.11


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