Top 25 Feeder Birds

1999-00

California Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 400 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	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	88.75	7.67	4.37
2	California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay	Aphelocoma californica/woodhouseii	81.75	1.78	0.93
3	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	80.50	4.69	2.06
4	Anna's Hummingbird	Calypte anna	80.00	1.61	0.78
5	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	76.25	6.01	2.35
6	White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	75.25	5.72	2.20
7	California Towhee	Melozone crissalis	68.00	1.75	0.67
8	Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia atricapilla	56.25	3.91	1.01
9	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	48.50	6.13	0.96
10	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	48.25	2.91	0.27
11	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	47.75	5.99	0.85
12	Oak/Juniper Titmouse (Plain Titmouse)	Baeolophus inornatus/ridgwayi	43.25	1.41	0.32
13	Lesser Goldfinch	Spinus psaltria	40.75	5.24	0.64
14	Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	40.75	1.84	0.34
15	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	35.25	1.18	0.12
16	Steller's Jay	Cyanocitta stelleri	31.75	2.88	0.37
17	Chestnut-backed Chickadee	Poecile rufescens	31.50	2.25	0.33
18	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	31.50	1.79	0.15
19	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	28.75	1.28	0.09
20	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	27.25	3.08	0.16
21	Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus	26.50	5.74	0.25
22	Bushtit	Psaltriparus minimus	26.25	6.11	0.16
23	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	24.25	1.56	0.15
24	California Quail	Callipepla californica	24.00	9.89	0.43
25	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	24.00	2.83	0.15

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