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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2008-09

Alaska-Northern Canada Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 57 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 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 89.47 20.01 5.17
2 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 80.70 5.11 2.92
3 Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator 66.67 5.51 1.13
4 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 59.65 1.42 0.37
5 Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia 57.89 2.00 0.44
6 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 57.89 1.35 0.38
7 Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus 54.39 2.06 0.60
8 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 54.39 1.90 0.78
9 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 50.88 5.99 0.81
10 Common Raven Corvus corax 42.11 2.47 0.33
11 Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis 40.35 2.37 0.29
12 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 29.82 18.60 0.69
13 Hoary Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 28.07 3.19 0.06
14 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 24.56 12.69 0.19
15 Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 22.81 3.74 0.22
16 Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens 17.54 3.45 0.18
17 Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus 17.54 2.56 0.12
18 Northern/Great Gray Shrike Lanius borealis/excubitor 17.54 1.08 0.03
19 American Robin Turdus migratorius 15.79 3.05 0.06
20 White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 10.53 4.81 0.05
21 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 10.53 3.93 0.13
22 Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius 10.53 2.75 0.06
23 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 10.53 1.72 0.07
24 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 10.53 1.69 0.04
25 Brown Creeper Certhia americana 10.53 1.05 0.02