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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 229 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
82.53
3.78
1.95
2
 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
79.48
1.43
0.58
3
 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
66.38
4.75
0.93
4
 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
62.45
12.74
2.51
5
 Black-billed Magpie Pica pica
61.57
2.64
0.62
6
 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
60.70
1.40
0.34
7
 House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
57.21
9.49
2.08
8
 American Robin Turdus migratorius
51.09
2.21
0.17
9
 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
49.78
1.81
0.47
10
 Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
49.34
5.72
0.60
11
 Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
48.91
10.86
0.72
12
 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
48.91
1.45
0.30
13
 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
44.98
2.69
0.47
14
 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
44.54
1.37
0.23
15
 Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli
37.12
2.47
0.43
16
 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
35.81
6.42
0.32
17
 American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
33.62
6.22
0.54
18
 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
29.26
6.99
0.22
19
 Common Raven Corvus corax
26.20
1.69
0.08
20
 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
25.33
1.07
0.06
21
 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
24.89
15.56
0.13
22
 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
23.14
5.23
0.25
23
 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
22.27
1.42
0.09
24
 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
21.83
6.80
0.20
25
 Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
20.52
6.34
0.21


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