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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2002-03

Allegheny Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 1,400 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 Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus 96.21 2.80 2.16
2 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 95.71 5.70 3.72
3 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 95.14 5.23 3.25
4 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 93.14 2.91 1.88
5 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 90.64 3.01 1.57
6 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 90.43 1.63 1.05
7 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 85.07 5.00 2.04
8 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 82.50 4.84 1.92
9 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 79.86 2.24 1.13
10 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 79.50 1.47 0.68
11 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 74.07 4.97 1.02
12 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 65.79 1.16 0.39
13 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 65.07 7.34 1.67
14 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 62.14 2.62 0.48
15 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 56.64 1.27 0.29
16 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 56.21 1.63 0.27
17 American Robin Turdus migratorius 54.71 2.64 0.17
18 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 54.50 3.25 0.66
19 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 50.93 1.27 0.24
20 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 50.00 4.73 0.19
21 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 47.29 3.58 0.46
22 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 39.79 4.29 0.14
23 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 35.93 2.98 0.16
24 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 32.29 3.51 0.10
25 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 29.29 1.01 0.05