New England Region

New England
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2005-2006

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 710 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	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	99.01	3.96	3.51
2	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	95.35	1.52	1.07
3	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	95.07	1.77	1.29
4	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	94.93	3.34	1.98
5	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	94.51	5.14	2.90
6	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	93.38	5.09	3.01
7	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	93.24	2.32	1.62
8	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	91.41	5.00	2.44
9	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	87.61	2.42	1.26
10	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	69.30	1.31	0.42
11	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	66.90	3.27	0.79
12	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	59.86	2.96	0.23
13	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	54.79	2.56	0.40
14	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	53.80	1.15	0.28
15	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	53.38	3.00	0.58
16	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	53.10	5.67	0.94
17	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	50.99	1.61	0.22
18	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	48.17	3.93	0.36
19	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	45.07	1.32	0.25
20	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	44.65	5.42	0.22
21	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	44.65	1.22	0.17
22	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	44.23	4.28	0.19
23	American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	41.41	2.70	0.29
24	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	34.51	3.39	0.11
25	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	27.04	1.23	0.07

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