Southwest Region

Southwest 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 372 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	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	90.59	8.07	5.36
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	73.66	5.30	3.07
3	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	68.82	10.11	3.00
4	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	61.83	1.55	0.44
5	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	61.02	5.66	1.02
6	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	59.14	2.68	0.52
7	White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	48.92	5.31	0.71
8	Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	46.24	7.57	1.06
9	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	45.43	5.70	0.57
10	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	45.16	4.49	0.65
11	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	38.98	1.36	0.22
12	Lesser Goldfinch	Carduelis psaltria	38.17	4.55	0.46
13	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	37.37	1.01	0.08
14	Western Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma californica	37.10	2.04	0.38
15	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	35.48	1.91	0.35
16	Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli	34.41	2.02	0.31
17	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	31.99	9.23	0.42
18	Curve-billed Thrasher	Toxostoma curvirostre	28.76	1.52	0.19
19	Eastern/Spotted Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus/maculatus	25.81	1.66	0.15
20	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	24.73	1.52	0.17
21	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	24.46	1.03	0.04
22	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	23.66	3.75	0.18
23	White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	23.39	4.62	0.27
24	Canyon Towhee	Pipilo fuscus	21.51	1.71	0.17
25	Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	20.16	6.09	0.32

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