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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 335 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
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
98.81
4.01
3.35
2
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
92.54
1.83
1.29
3
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
88.06
1.75
1.04
4
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
84.78
1.55
0.77
5
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
82.99
2.74
1.12
6
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
77.91
5.20
1.69
7
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
70.45
1.63
0.67
8
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
69.55
6.88
1.77
9
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
60.90
8.42
1.73
10
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
56.42
3.76
0.66
11
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
53.73
2.07
0.26
12
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
51.64
2.51
0.71
13
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
50.75
1.18
0.31
14
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
42.09
12.18
0.64
15
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
41.19
1.38
0.15
16
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
39.70
3.33
0.36
17
American Robin Turdus migratorius
37.61
2.54
0.10
18
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
37.31
5.29
0.33
19
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
30.75
4.30
0.27
20
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
25.67
2.95
0.09
21
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
23.88
7.37
0.28
22
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
23.28
3.14
0.05
23
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
22.99
3.48
0.18
24
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
18.81
1.03
0.02
25
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
18.21
3.63
0.05


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