Top 25 Feeder Birds

2008-09

Allegheny Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 1,631 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	Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus	96.93	2.92	2.40
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	96.01	4.80	3.18
3	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	95.59	4.86	3.01
4	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	93.01	2.80	1.81
5	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	92.40	1.65	1.15
6	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	90.99	5.49	3.15
7	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	90.44	2.80	1.42
8	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	87.55	2.21	1.32
9	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	85.65	1.44	0.76
10	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	80.32	3.97	1.61
11	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	72.53	1.15	0.45
12	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	66.71	4.65	0.69
13	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	65.17	6.38	1.53
14	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	64.75	1.30	0.38
15	Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus	64.62	9.48	1.42
16	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	61.50	2.62	0.47
17	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	59.17	2.46	0.19
18	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	53.53	1.52	0.23
19	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	51.93	4.54	0.23
20	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	49.11	3.11	0.58
21	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	47.58	3.68	0.20
22	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	46.72	1.23	0.20
23	American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea	42.61	2.96	0.31
24	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	41.81	2.22	0.15
25	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	35.62	3.02	0.12

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