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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2002-03

Mid-Atlantic Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 920 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 98.15 3.12 2.43
2 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 97.07 4.73 3.34
3 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 95.98 5.77 3.74
4 Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus 95.54 2.11 1.61
5 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 93.04 2.28 1.59
6 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 89.89 4.48 2.39
7 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 88.26 2.41 1.06
8 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 87.93 1.55 0.95
9 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 85.54 4.18 1.74
10 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 83.80 1.16 0.56
11 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 81.74 1.33 0.56
12 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 80.33 3.87 1.57
13 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 77.17 1.42 0.62
14 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 73.26 4.95 0.96
15 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 65.33 6.07 1.53
16 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 65.22 7.11 0.59
17 American Robin Turdus migratorius 64.13 3.24 0.31
18 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 63.59 1.60 0.41
19 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 60.54 2.55 0.44
20 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 55.11 1.11 0.18
21 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 47.39 5.13 0.27
22 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 45.33 4.14 0.21
23 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 38.59 1.20 0.14
24 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 31.20 1.02 0.05
25 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca 29.78 1.57 0.07