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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2002-03

North Atlantic Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 474 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 94.94 3.72 2.76
2 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 87.34 4.25 2.26
3 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 84.60 7.17 3.36
4 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 84.39 7.40 2.54
5 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 82.49 4.85 1.46
6 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 80.59 1.45 0.65
7 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 73.42 1.41 0.55
8 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 69.62 2.86 0.72
9 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 68.14 5.62 1.17
10 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 51.05 3.00 0.22
11 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 49.58 3.80 0.57
12 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 44.51 1.38 0.28
13 American Robin Turdus migratorius 38.82 2.54 0.11
14 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 38.40 4.16 0.10
15 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 38.40 1.36 0.18
16 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 36.92 1.84 0.15
17 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 35.02 1.95 0.29
18 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 33.12 3.99 0.08
19 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 29.32 10.22 0.66
20 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 27.00 1.95 0.15
21 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 26.37 3.89 0.22
22 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 25.32 1.02 0.04
23 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 21.52 8.14 0.16
24 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 19.20 1.89 0.16