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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2002-03

Southwest Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 367 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 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 88.56 7.44 4.36
2 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 84.74 4.30 3.37
3 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 69.75 10.94 3.29
4 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 68.12 1.44 0.40
5 American Robin Turdus migratorius 60.76 2.08 0.37
6 California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica/woodhouseii 53.95 2.48 0.65
7 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 52.32 7.64 1.02
8 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 49.05 6.69 0.84
9 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 47.96 4.41 0.59
10 Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 47.14 3.60 0.72
11 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 46.32 5.25 0.66
12 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 44.14 1.92 0.42
13 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 43.87 4.76 0.66
14 Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli 41.96 2.37 0.43
15 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 40.87 1.49 0.29
16 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 39.51 1.25 0.22
17 Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria 35.42 4.57 0.37
18 Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 34.60 1.44 0.20
19 Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii 33.52 3.46 0.21
20 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 30.79 1.03 0.06
21 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 28.61 9.10 0.32
22 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 27.79 4.84 0.33
23 Common Raven Corvus corax 22.89 2.65 0.13
24 Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca 22.34 1.59 0.13