Allegheny Region Top 25

Allegheny Region
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds,
winter 2005-2006

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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