Top 25 Feeder Birds

2008-09

Mid-Central Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 300 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	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	98.67	6.15	4.98
2	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	95.00	3.83	2.68
3	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	92.33	7.83	4.24
4	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	89.67	1.60	0.97
5	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	89.33	2.43	1.20
6	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	86.33	3.99	1.75
7	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	84.00	3.94	1.56
8	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	83.33	3.20	0.78
9	Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus	83.33	1.91	1.00
10	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	79.67	7.81	3.36
11	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	79.67	1.24	0.58
12	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	74.33	4.76	0.91
13	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	72.00	1.44	0.55
14	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	59.67	5.02	0.31
15	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	58.33	1.88	0.56
16	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	57.00	1.26	0.20
17	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	50.33	1.23	0.22
18	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	47.33	1.24	0.20
19	Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus	46.00	4.04	0.45
20	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	44.00	3.28	0.47
21	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	43.67	3.19	0.30
22	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	42.00	3.96	0.26
23	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	32.33	2.68	0.17
24	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	31.33	2.92	0.08
25	American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea	31.00	2.91	0.16

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