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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2004-2005		 Return to Top 25 index page

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 1227 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
96.22
3.62
2.64
2
 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
87.44
4.99
2.44
3
 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
87.44
1.66
0.91
4
 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
87.03
2.90
1.25
5
 American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
86.37
6.91
2.81
6
 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
85.63
4.88
2.07
7
 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
79.80
2.66
1.21
8
 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
75.29
1.48
0.63
9
 House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
66.09
4.36
1.08
10
 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
64.37
1.45
0.45
11
 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
62.07
4.11
0.56
12
 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
59.77
8.07
1.72
13
 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
57.96
1.39
0.39
14
 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
50.33
2.26
0.26
15
 American Robin Turdus migratorius
46.06
2.19
0.10
16
 American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
44.91
3.80
0.47
17
 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
42.94
3.60
0.12
18
 Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
42.53
11.81
0.64
19
 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
38.83
3.47
0.11
20
 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
38.75
1.22
0.22
21
 Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
31.44
2.96
0.14
22
 Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
28.00
4.58
0.20
23
 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
26.11
1.48
0.05
24
 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
25.86
3.20
0.07
25
 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
23.65
1.03
0.04


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