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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 379 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
91.03
6.83
4.30
2
 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
85.49
4.67
2.47
3
 Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
84.96
1.68
0.87
4
 Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
81.53
1.88
0.97
5
 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
78.36
5.06
2.12
6
 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
72.03
4.99
1.87
7
 California Towhee Pipilo crissalis
66.23
1.74
0.67
8
 Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria
65.96
6.30
1.90
9
 American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
58.05
6.88
1.18
10
 Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
54.09
5.30
1.19
11
 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
48.81
5.75
0.93
12
 Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
45.12
1.40
0.36
13
 American Robin Turdus migratorius
44.59
2.81
0.26
14
 Eastern/Spotted Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus/maculatus
43.54
1.84
0.38
15
 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
41.16
1.20
0.16
16
 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
40.90
1.13
0.14
17
 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
40.37
1.15
0.14
18
 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
37.20
2.73
0.26
19
 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
36.15
1.30
0.13
20
 Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
35.88
2.56
0.44
21
 Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
35.36
1.62
0.20
22
 Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
34.30
5.13
0.21
23
 Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
33.51
2.97
0.39
24
 Nuttall's Woodpecker Picoides nuttallii
29.55
1.18
0.13
25
 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
28.76
1.02
0.05


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