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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2002-03

Great Lakes Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 1,231 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 91.55 3.16 2.07
2 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 88.06 5.65 2.52
3 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 87.16 3.14 1.46
4 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 86.35 5.25 2.49
5 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 85.95 1.62 0.87
6 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 80.67 5.86 2.03
7 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 76.12 2.54 1.05
8 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 66.86 4.95 1.18
9 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 64.26 1.47 0.49
10 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 60.93 4.69 0.60
11 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 59.71 1.38 0.38
12 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 56.38 8.78 1.66
13 American Robin Turdus migratorius 51.83 2.45 0.14
14 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 48.01 2.18 0.24
15 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 45.33 3.73 0.49
16 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 41.92 4.19 0.13
17 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 35.74 3.62 0.09
18 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 33.23 1.18 0.19
19 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 29.33 4.20 0.16
20 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 27.38 1.58 0.06
21 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 22.91 1.46 0.11
22 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 21.85 3.02 0.05
23 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 19.90 1.95 0.16
24 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 19.90 1.01 0.03
25 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 18.85 1.01 0.03