Top 25 Feeder Birds

1999-00

East Central Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 830 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	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	97.11	3.51	2.61
2	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	95.54	4.61	2.85
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	95.42	4.37	2.76
4	Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus	92.77	2.46	1.76
5	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	91.81	5.95	3.43
6	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	86.75	1.72	1.03
7	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	86.14	2.22	1.05
8	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	85.90	5.35	2.62
9	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	84.82	9.10	4.38
10	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	76.51	4.97	1.19
11	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	72.41	1.49	0.63
12	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	71.20	2.05	0.90
13	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	69.64	1.22	0.48
14	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	68.80	2.12	0.30
15	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	57.47	4.67	0.39
16	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	57.11	2.43	0.40
17	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	49.52	1.58	0.26
18	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	46.27	1.26	0.24
19	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	44.46	3.76	0.19
20	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	42.65	1.25	0.21
21	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	39.04	1.27	0.17
22	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	35.54	2.53	0.13
23	American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea	34.70	2.99	0.22
24	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	33.49	2.45	0.25
25	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	32.65	3.36	0.22

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