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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2008-09

Mid-Atlantic Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 953 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 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 98.11 3.31 2.61
2 Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus 96.54 2.01 1.59
3 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 96.12 4.69 3.29
4 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 96.01 4.66 2.95
5 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 94.33 2.18 1.57
6 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 91.19 3.96 2.21
7 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 90.98 5.00 2.64
8 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 90.14 1.51 0.99
9 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 86.25 2.38 1.10
10 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 84.47 1.15 0.59
11 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 82.79 1.30 0.56
12 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 81.64 1.35 0.66
13 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 79.33 3.70 1.59
14 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 69.57 5.74 1.69
15 American Robin Turdus migratorius 68.63 2.96 0.36
16 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 66.84 4.51 0.72
17 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 66.21 6.59 0.60
18 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 64.53 1.48 0.36
19 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 52.68 3.72 0.24
20 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 52.15 2.64 0.35
21 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 51.84 7.11 0.71
22 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 51.84 4.97 0.38
23 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 48.27 1.11 0.16
24 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 45.33 1.16 0.15
25 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 37.36 2.80 0.21