East Central Region

East-Central 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 774 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	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	98.58	4.65	3.08
2	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	98.19	3.95	3.17
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	97.80	5.10	3.53
4	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	93.79	5.54	3.34
5	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	92.11	4.86	2.75
6	Black-capped/Carolina Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus/carolinensis	91.98	2.41	1.63
7	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	91.72	1.70	1.16
8	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	86.80	2.32	1.09
9	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	85.51	9.40	4.48
10	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	79.56	1.23	0.56
11	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	78.40	2.85	0.51
12	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	77.23	1.50	0.68
13	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	75.94	5.27	1.12
14	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	65.07	1.94	0.71
15	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	58.21	1.43	0.27
16	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	56.53	4.43	0.31
17	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	54.20	2.54	0.47
18	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	53.95	1.28	0.24
19	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	50.84	1.23	0.24
20	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	46.96	1.03	0.09
21	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	42.69	3.00	0.15
22	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	41.40	2.59	0.15
23	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	38.16	2.39	0.20
24	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	36.09	1.26	0.16
25	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	35.06	1.21	0.09

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