North-Central Region

North-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 295 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	98.31	3.63	2.92
2	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	88.47	1.70	1.10
3	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	82.03	2.86	1.22
4	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	81.69	1.61	0.91
5	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	81.02	5.05	1.60
6	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	78.31	1.44	0.67
7	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	71.19	6.50	1.86
8	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	58.98	4.67	0.98
9	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	58.31	7.20	1.45
10	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	54.24	2.29	0.36
11	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	49.15	2.65	0.62
12	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	44.41	1.15	0.25
13	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	41.69	1.72	0.32
14	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	41.36	2.60	0.11
15	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	39.66	3.89	0.30
16	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	37.97	3.21	0.36
17	Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	37.63	7.12	0.51
18	Pileated Woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	35.93	1.25	0.12
19	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	35.59	4.12	0.29
20	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	25.42	3.51	0.07
21	American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	24.75	3.27	0.16
22	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	24.75	2.76	0.07
23	Common Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	24.07	5.92	0.16
24	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	21.02	1.20	0.05
25	Brown Creeper	Certhia americana	18.64	1.09	0.04

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