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Allegheny Region
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds,
winter 2006-2007
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 1371 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
 Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus
97.30
2.90
2.36
2
 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
95.84
5.30
3.39
3
 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
95.48
5.10
3.20
4
 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
94.53
2.84
1.80
5
 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
94.09
1.77
1.29
6
 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
93.51
2.83
1.53
7
 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
86.51
1.50
0.81
8
 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
85.85
2.25
1.27
9
 American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
85.05
4.44
1.76
10
 House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
79.65
4.25
1.65
11
 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
72.87
1.16
0.44
12
 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
71.26
4.83
0.79
13
 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
65.72
6.64
1.63
14
 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
64.99
1.31
0.39
15
 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
63.97
2.73
0.48
16
 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
63.31
1.63
0.27
17
 American Robin Turdus migratorius
60.18
2.49
0.18
18
 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
57.48
4.96
0.25
19
 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
53.90
3.31
0.63
20
 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
50.98
4.67
0.21
21
 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
50.04
1.25
0.22
22
 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
47.19
3.76
0.17
23
 American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
43.76
3.26
0.34
24
 Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
35.89
2.64
0.13
25
 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
28.88
1.03
0.05
 

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