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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2015-16

Minnesota

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 261 FeederWatchers reported data from this region.

Rank Within Region Common Name Scientific Name Percentage of Sites Visited Average Group Size (when seen) FeederWatch Abundance Index
1 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 98.85 3.88 3.61
2 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 96.55 1.82 1.44
3 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 92.72 1.52 1.04
4 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 90.42 3.69 1.58
5 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 88.89 1.40 0.76
6 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 84.29 2.52 1.07
7 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 80.08 4.43 1.59
8 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 75.86 2.39 1.01
9 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 75.48 1.16 0.53
10 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 69.73 2.42 0.50
11 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 61.69 3.24 0.75
12 Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 60.15 1.21 0.23
13 American Robin Turdus migratorius 53.64 2.04 0.14
14 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 48.66 11.64 0.79
15 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 48.66 5.73 0.91
16 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 46.74 2.93 0.32
17 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 34.87 4.29 0.25
18 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 33.72 5.05 0.14
19 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 31.03 2.69 0.12
20 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 29.89 1.40 0.21
21 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 28.74 3.80 0.14
22 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 26.82 3.13 0.07
23 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 24.52 3.01 0.12
24 Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 24.14 7.19 0.20
25 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 20.69 1.35 0.04