Southwest Region

Southwest Region
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2004-2005

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 387 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	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	87.86	8.14	5.01
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	81.40	5.02	3.27
3	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	67.44	10.28	2.90
4	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	67.18	1.46	0.43
5	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	54.01	6.44	1.01
6	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	54.01	2.37	0.31
7	Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	51.68	8.22	1.24
8	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	49.10	5.42	0.67
9	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	48.06	4.61	0.65
10	Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli	48.06	2.22	0.50
11	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	44.44	1.34	0.27
12	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	44.19	2.08	0.42
13	Western Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma californica	41.86	2.27	0.42
14	White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	38.50	4.22	0.48
15	Black-billed Magpie	Pica pica	36.43	2.29	0.34
16	Eastern/Spotted Towhee	Pipilo	36.43	1.44	0.20
17	Lesser Goldfinch	Carduelis psaltria	36.18	4.60	0.43
18	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	36.18	1.54	0.26
19	Cassin's Finch	Carpodacus cassinii	34.11	4.13	0.32
20	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	33.59	1.03	0.06
21	Steller's Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri	30.23	3.60	0.37
22	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	28.42	9.79	0.39
23	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	26.61	4.33	0.28
24	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	26.10	1.03	0.04
25	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	23.26	1.52	0.15

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