Mid-Atlantic Region

Mid-Atlantic Region
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2007-2008

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 942 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	97.45	2.98	2.23
2	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	97.24	4.95	3.54
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	96.71	5.13	3.37
4	Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus	96.50	2.18	1.77
5	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	93.63	2.07	1.43
6	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	92.04	1.53	1.02
7	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	90.23	4.22	2.28
8	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	89.28	2.49	1.09
9	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	89.17	4.52	2.27
10	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	86.73	1.41	0.79
11	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	83.55	1.19	0.56
12	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	82.27	1.30	0.52
13	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	78.03	3.45	1.48
14	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	73.35	3.50	0.45
15	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	68.90	6.00	1.79
16	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	65.18	6.16	0.56
17	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	63.80	4.41	0.60
18	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	62.31	1.45	0.34
19	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	51.70	2.69	0.32
20	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	51.38	4.67	0.32
21	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	51.27	3.56	0.22
22	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	48.41	1.28	0.27
23	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	43.63	1.17	0.15
24	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	42.25	1.13	0.13
25	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	39.70	3.15	0.27

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