Top 25 Feeder Birds

2002-03

East Central Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 844 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	97.51	4.25	3.43
2	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	96.80	4.85	3.09
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	96.45	4.93	3.39
4	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	90.52	4.79	2.37
5	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	90.05	1.72	1.09
6	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	89.93	5.04	2.71
7	Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus	87.20	2.17	1.26
8	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	86.85	10.27	5.08
9	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	84.48	5.56	1.64
10	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	83.41	2.38	1.04
11	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	80.81	1.24	0.60
12	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	72.04	1.48	0.60
13	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	69.43	2.22	0.26
14	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	62.32	2.03	0.68
15	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	56.16	4.40	0.28
16	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	54.62	1.30	0.27
17	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	53.67	1.60	0.27
18	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	50.71	2.76	0.48
19	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	49.05	1.27	0.24
20	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	43.13	4.10	0.19
21	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	38.98	2.80	0.11
22	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	37.09	2.28	0.17
23	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	36.26	1.02	0.07
24	American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea	34.83	2.59	0.19
25	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	33.29	1.21	0.09

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