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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2008-09

Great Lakes Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 1,439 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 96.18 3.42 2.59
2 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 91.45 7.07 3.85
3 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 89.72 4.59 2.38
4 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 89.16 3.05 1.45
5 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 88.53 4.99 2.37
6 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 88.05 1.67 0.95
7 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 78.32 2.73 1.20
8 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 72.34 1.50 0.61
9 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 67.06 7.44 1.08
10 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 66.99 1.50 0.51
11 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 64.28 3.94 0.89
12 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 63.24 9.59 0.86
13 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 59.42 7.29 1.49
14 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 59.42 4.20 0.52
15 American Robin Turdus migratorius 59.14 2.02 0.14
16 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 51.84 2.35 0.27
17 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 49.69 3.34 0.45
18 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 48.51 4.03 0.15
19 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 48.37 1.42 0.27
20 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 44.89 3.42 0.14
21 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 41.49 1.21 0.24
22 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 40.72 2.69 0.17
23 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 31.55 1.48 0.07
24 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 30.30 1.02 0.05
25 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 25.50 3.47 0.08