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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 291 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
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
97.24
4.85
3.42
2
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
94.48
3.78
2.69
3
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
92.76
1.77
1.20
4
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
91.72
6.39
3.28
5
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
88.97
4.80
2.12
6
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
86.90
2.21
1.01
7
Black-capped Chickadee/Carolina Chickadee  
85.52
2.20
1.27
8
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
83.45
4.21
1.72
9
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
82.07
8.25
3.96
10
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
80.00
1.24
0.60
11
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
76.21
5.63
1.48
12
American Robin Turdus migratorius
74.14
2.53
0.44
13
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
72.41
1.55
0.62
14
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
61.03
4.53
0.35
15
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
59.66
1.27
0.22
16
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
54.83
2.09
0.59
17
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
52.41
1.27
0.24
18
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
45.86
1.18
0.18
19
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
45.17
3.28
0.34
20
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
38.97
3.10
0.41
21
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
38.97
2.60
0.19
22
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
36.55
3.99
0.24
23
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
35.52
1.38
0.19
24
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
30.00
4.27
0.21
25
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
27.59
1.02
0.05


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