Top 25 Feeder Birds

1999-00

Mid-Atlantic Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 930 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	96.24	2.47	2.09
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	95.70	5.28	3.31
3	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	95.70	2.78	1.94
4	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	95.27	4.86	3.18
5	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	94.62	2.37	1.77
6	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	88.06	4.83	2.51
7	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	86.67	2.47	1.03
8	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	85.27	1.48	0.85
9	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	85.16	4.65	2.14
10	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	82.47	1.46	0.76
11	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	76.99	1.15	0.49
12	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	73.98	3.79	1.37
13	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	68.39	1.31	0.39
14	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	67.74	5.01	0.80
15	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	66.77	2.72	0.64
16	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	63.66	5.45	1.38
17	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	59.25	1.61	0.33
18	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	57.63	2.72	0.25
19	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	57.20	5.72	0.48
20	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	44.09	1.13	0.15
21	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	39.57	4.56	0.24
22	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	39.25	3.88	0.19
23	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	35.91	3.12	0.24
24	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	33.23	1.18	0.13
25	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	31.83	1.28	0.16

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