Top 25 Feeder Birds

2002-03

Mid-Central Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 313 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	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	96.49	4.84	3.35
2	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	96.49	3.84	2.98
3	Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus	92.97	2.25	1.51
4	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	92.01	1.71	1.11
5	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	90.73	5.85	3.12
6	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	90.73	2.23	1.18
7	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	86.26	3.96	1.64
8	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	85.62	8.63	4.49
9	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	81.79	1.25	0.59
10	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	81.15	5.57	1.70
11	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	79.55	4.18	1.68
12	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	74.12	2.45	0.40
13	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	71.57	1.57	0.60
14	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	63.58	5.10	0.33
15	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	63.58	2.15	0.74
16	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	59.42	1.22	0.24
17	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	46.96	1.20	0.18
18	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	44.41	2.81	0.43
19	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	41.85	1.24	0.18
20	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	39.94	2.71	0.25
21	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	38.66	3.59	0.19
22	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	28.11	2.54	0.09
23	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	26.20	1.12	0.08
24	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	25.56	1.95	0.07
25	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	25.24	3.63	0.08

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