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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2002-03

New England Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 738 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 98.24 3.04 2.55
2 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 96.75 6.29 4.01
3 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 96.21 3.36 2.21
4 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 94.99 5.39 3.34
5 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 94.85 1.71 1.23
6 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 92.28 2.34 1.60
7 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 91.87 1.47 0.95
8 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 90.11 4.89 2.42
9 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 87.13 2.32 1.22
10 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 70.05 2.70 0.67
11 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 69.78 3.63 0.97
12 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 67.62 1.27 0.38
13 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 59.21 4.60 0.68
14 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 54.47 3.08 0.62
15 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 53.79 5.82 1.02
16 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 53.12 1.21 0.22
17 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 49.73 1.53 0.20
18 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 49.19 1.14 0.25
19 American Robin Turdus migratorius 46.88 2.59 0.14
20 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 46.61 2.70 0.33
21 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 42.68 4.52 0.16
22 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 37.67 4.01 0.11
23 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 29.67 2.45 0.09
24 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 27.51 1.01 0.04
25 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca 25.88 1.41 0.05