Southwest Region

Southwest Region
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2006-2007

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 367 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	91.01	8.89	6.19
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	76.57	6.02	3.34
3	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	72.21	9.30	2.86
4	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	71.93	1.52	0.46
5	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	63.22	6.00	1.24
6	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	59.95	2.20	0.37
7	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	47.41	5.03	0.65
8	White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	47.41	4.86	0.64
9	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	45.23	5.70	0.57
10	Lesser Goldfinch	Carduelis psaltria	44.14	4.86	0.59
11	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	40.05	1.26	0.21
12	Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	38.96	5.30	0.49
13	scrub-jay sp.	Aphelocoma sp.	38.69	2.30	0.41
14	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	37.60	1.85	0.30
15	Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	37.60	1.59	0.21
16	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	35.97	1.02	0.07
17	Black-billed Magpie	Pica pica	33.79	2.64	0.35
18	Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli	31.88	1.98	0.26
19	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	31.88	1.02	0.06
20	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	29.43	9.81	0.37
21	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	28.88	1.53	0.19
22	Curve-billed Thrasher	Toxostoma curvirostre	28.07	1.44	0.18
23	White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	25.34	4.44	0.24
24	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula	24.80	1.09	0.06
25	Common Raven	Corvus corax	24.52	2.63	0.15

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