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Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2007-2008
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Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 417 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
93.53
7.18
4.27
2
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
85.37
4.34
2.15
3
Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
82.01
1.76
0.86
4
Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
76.74
1.70
0.68
5
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
75.78
5.56
2.10
6
Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria
74.10
7.04
2.49
7
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
73.86
5.56
2.26
8
California Towhee Pipilo crissalis
62.35
1.66
0.56
9
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
59.23
6.48
1.17
10
American Robin Turdus migratorius
53.24
3.36
0.36
11
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
50.36
5.23
0.85
12
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
50.36
4.35
0.82
13
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
44.60
1.54
0.23
14
Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
41.49
1.36
0.29
15
Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
40.77
1.09
0.11
16
Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
40.29
1.54
0.23
17
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
37.89
3.00
0.31
18
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
37.89
1.20
0.12
19
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
34.77
1.14
0.10
20
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
34.53
1.02
0.06
21
Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
34.29
5.70
0.21
22
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
33.81
1.29
0.12
23
Selasphorus sp. Selasphorus sp.
32.85
1.38
0.12
24
Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
30.94
2.17
0.33
25
Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
30.70
2.84
0.33


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