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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2005-2006
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 536 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
96.26
8.51
5.93
2
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
85.05
1.45
0.56
3
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
79.63
2.87
1.49
4
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
77.76
5.56
2.13
5
American Robin Turdus migratorius
77.38
2.75
0.45
6
Eastern/Spotted Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus/maculatus
72.71
2.14
0.83
7
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
70.09
1.62
0.64
8
Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
67.66
3.09
0.91
9
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
63.93
1.50
0.47
10
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
62.24
3.80
0.51
11
Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
61.68
2.75
0.88
12
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
58.32
1.25
0.28
13
Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
51.03
1.73
0.24
14
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
49.91
6.44
0.98
15
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
43.18
2.72
0.29
16
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
40.00
5.84
0.49
17
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
38.32
1.70
0.26
18
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
38.13
10.97
0.67
19
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
33.08
3.46
0.39
20
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
32.90
1.52
0.21
21
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
31.03
4.05
0.36
22
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
30.47
1.01
0.05
23
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
29.35
3.35
0.20
24
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
28.79
5.70
0.26
25
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
28.41
1.33
0.13


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