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Allegheny Region
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds,
winter 2005-2006
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 1308 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
95.79
5.48
3.52
2
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
95.26
5.00
3.09
3
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
91.35
2.89
1.54
4
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
91.12
1.68
1.15
5
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
90.90
2.64
1.58
6
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
89.29
1.47
0.89
7
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
88.06
5.20
2.61
8
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
83.86
2.11
1.16
9
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
83.09
3.46
1.96
10
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
80.41
4.32
1.72
11
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
67.18
1.15
0.39
12
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
62.89
6.90
1.58
13
American Robin Turdus migratorius
61.90
2.71
0.23
14
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
61.29
4.46
0.61
15
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
59.45
1.29
0.35
16
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
56.62
1.52
0.26
17
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
55.70
2.65
0.40
18
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
55.16
3.35
0.74
19
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
51.03
4.75
0.24
20
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
45.14
1.22
0.19
21
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
44.99
3.87
0.19
22
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
41.24
3.04
0.36
23
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
41.24
1.26
0.19
24
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
39.33
3.37
0.14
25
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
32.67
2.50
0.12
 

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