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Top 25 Feeder Birds

1999-00

North Atlantic Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 353 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 98.02 4.56 3.64
2 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 88.67 3.65 1.78
3 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 85.55 6.63 2.72
4 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 78.47 1.46 0.65
5 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 76.20 4.02 0.84
6 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 75.35 14.27 2.35
7 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 71.39 1.44 0.55
8 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 64.31 4.70 0.66
9 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 63.46 1.46 0.48
10 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 62.32 6.19 1.02
11 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 60.91 2.90 0.56
12 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 59.77 1.55 0.47
13 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 42.78 5.28 0.17
14 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 41.08 5.02 0.17
15 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 39.38 3.30 0.33
16 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 37.68 1.82 0.10
17 American Robin Turdus migratorius 37.39 2.20 0.08
18 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 34.28 9.59 0.42
19 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 34.28 1.85 0.25
20 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 30.88 8.55 0.63
21 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 26.91 3.70 0.20
22 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 26.35 1.87 0.18
23 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 19.55 1.01 0.03
24 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 18.41 2.78 0.05