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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 926 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
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
98.38
4.41
3.56
2
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
96.98
4.53
2.84
3
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
96.87
5.21
3.74
4
Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus
91.90
2.46
1.70
5
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
91.68
5.61
3.30
6
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
91.47
1.82
1.25
7
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
89.42
4.51
2.31
8
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
85.21
2.45
1.08
9
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
84.67
8.86
3.91
10
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
81.21
1.26
0.61
11
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
79.91
1.51
0.78
12
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
78.40
5.17
1.18
13
American Robin Turdus migratorius
67.17
2.20
0.21
14
Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
65.66
2.08
0.83
15
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
64.79
1.40
0.46
16
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
59.18
1.46
0.26
17
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
55.18
4.86
0.26
18
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
53.78
1.28
0.28
19
Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
52.59
1.25
0.26
20
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
49.03
2.56
0.45
21
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
48.16
3.46
0.36
22
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
47.52
1.03
0.10
23
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
44.92
3.59
0.17
24
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
43.41
4.04
0.20
25
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
34.88
2.52
0.18


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