Top 25 Feeder Birds

1999-00

Allegheny Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 1,377 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	Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus	96.59	3.25	2.66
2	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	93.61	5.10	3.00
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	92.30	5.07	2.95
4	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	88.89	2.66	1.31
5	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	87.51	1.59	0.97
6	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	86.86	1.54	0.91
7	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	86.35	2.39	1.24
8	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	83.95	4.55	1.92
9	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	82.93	5.44	2.25
10	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	81.41	2.21	1.11
11	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	64.85	5.52	0.80
12	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	64.49	7.08	1.78
13	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	59.26	2.73	0.51
14	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	56.64	1.62	0.25
15	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	54.76	1.15	0.30
16	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	54.03	2.46	0.20
17	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	49.60	5.21	0.28
18	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	48.87	1.29	0.26
19	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	45.39	1.33	0.25
20	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	42.05	3.10	0.47
21	American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea	39.94	3.53	0.36
22	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	39.36	4.17	0.19
23	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	35.95	3.25	0.20
24	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	35.22	3.23	0.12
25	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	34.13	1.26	0.14

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