Southwest Region

Southwest 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 394 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	92.13	8.58	6.02
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	83.76	6.49	4.48
3	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	69.54	8.24	2.46
4	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	68.02	1.58	0.50
5	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	61.17	6.25	1.17
6	Mountain Chickadee	Poecile gambeli	57.11	2.25	0.63
7	White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	53.05	4.70	0.72
8	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	52.79	2.32	0.36
9	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	52.03	4.28	0.66
10	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	49.49	1.29	0.25
11	Pine Siskin	Carduelis pinus	49.24	6.12	0.83
12	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	44.67	5.29	0.53
13	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	42.64	1.96	0.42
14	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	41.37	1.47	0.25
15	Lesser Goldfinch	Carduelis psaltria	39.09	3.95	0.44
16	Cassin's Finch	Carpodacus cassinii	38.83	4.73	0.44
17	Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	38.32	1.55	0.21
18	Western Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma californica	37.31	2.35	0.40
19	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	35.79	1.02	0.07
20	Black-billed Magpie	Pica hudsonia	34.52	2.58	0.33
21	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	33.25	1.02	0.07
22	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	31.22	9.83	0.42
23	Steller's Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri	30.20	3.29	0.35
24	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	29.19	1.26	0.13
25	Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	27.66	2.93	0.26

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