Northern Rockies Region

Northern Rockies
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2005-2006

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 221 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	82.35	3.61	1.84
2	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	75.57	1.56	0.60
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	63.80	4.94	1.08
4	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	61.99	1.49	0.38
5	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	61.54	12.58	2.67
6	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	57.47	9.73	2.25
7	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	52.04	2.42	0.20
8	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	47.96	1.49	0.32
9	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	46.15	1.75	0.39
10	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	41.63	2.58	0.44
11	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	39.37	6.21	0.56
12	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	38.01	6.56	0.35
13	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	35.75	1.47	0.20
14	Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	33.48	5.46	0.28
15	Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli	33.48	2.95	0.40
16	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	26.70	1.05	0.05
17	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	26.24	5.42	0.34
18	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	25.34	6.80	0.21
19	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	25.34	1.37	0.10
20	Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	24.89	32.03	0.20
21	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	24.43	2.34	0.08
22	Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	23.53	8.96	0.24
23	Common Raven	Corvus corax	22.62	2.03	0.09
24	American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	17.19	5.37	0.13
25	Cassin's Finch	Carpodacus cassinii	15.38	3.49	0.05

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