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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2002-03

North Central Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 375 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 97.60 3.46 2.84
2 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 90.13 1.72 1.11
3 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 85.33 4.62 1.78
4 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 85.07 2.70 1.29
5 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 83.47 1.67 0.93
6 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 76.80 1.43 0.65
7 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 66.40 6.00 1.47
8 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 64.00 10.62 2.64
9 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 57.87 4.29 0.84
10 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 53.87 2.30 0.35
11 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 43.47 2.55 0.59
12 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 37.60 4.35 0.32
13 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 37.07 1.17 0.22
14 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 33.33 3.74 0.29
15 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 32.80 4.28 0.24
16 American Robin Turdus migratorius 30.67 2.09 0.07
17 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 26.13 1.61 0.14
18 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 24.80 3.46 0.15
19 Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 23.73 1.30 0.08
20 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 20.80 3.03 0.06
21 Brown Creeper Certhia americana 20.80 1.17 0.07
22 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 18.13 1.51 0.07
23 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 16.80 1.29 0.04
24 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 16.53 4.09 0.04