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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 505 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
99.41
4.71
4.11
2
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
91.49
3.71
1.85
3
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
86.93
1.44
0.75
4
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
84.36
6.25
2.64
5
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
83.76
1.56
0.80
6
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
80.59
4.16
1.24
7
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
79.60
5.20
1.33
8
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
78.02
12.65
2.09
9
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
74.46
2.71
0.71
10
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
65.94
1.46
0.48
11
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
65.35
1.39
0.49
12
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
59.01
4.83
0.74
13
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
44.36
1.93
0.37
14
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
43.56
2.56
0.26
15
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
37.62
6.55
0.43
16
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
36.24
4.61
0.19
17
American Robin Turdus migratorius
32.48
2.42
0.07
18
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
31.49
7.83
0.25
19
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
31.09
1.51
0.09
20
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
30.69
2.33
0.06
21
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
27.92
0.92
0.03
22
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
27.72
7.15
0.45
23
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
27.52
3.20
0.06
24
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
24.16
2.35
0.07
25
House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
23.37
3.30
0.19


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