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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2002-03

Northern Rockies Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 217 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 83.87 3.91 2.22
2 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 75.12 1.51 0.58
3 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 61.75 4.47 0.82
4 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 58.53 11.53 2.25
5 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 56.22 1.38 0.32
6 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 50.23 1.46 0.35
7 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 47.47 9.64 1.68
8 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 45.16 6.71 0.55
9 American Robin Turdus migratorius 45.16 2.37 0.18
10 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 45.16 1.71 0.38
11 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 43.78 3.10 0.57
12 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 38.25 1.49 0.22
13 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 33.64 5.99 0.55
14 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 32.72 9.01 0.44
15 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 32.72 5.73 0.27
16 Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli 27.65 2.83 0.29
17 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 22.12 1.02 0.04
18 Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator 21.66 7.57 0.36
19 Common Raven Corvus corax 21.66 1.72 0.07
20 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 21.66 1.47 0.10
21 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 20.74 7.16 0.18
22 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 19.82 3.80 0.20
23 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 19.35 8.00 0.17
24 Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis 19.35 1.93 0.12