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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2008-09

North Atlantic Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 484 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 98.97 4.51 4.01
2 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 94.21 4.17 2.38
3 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 90.91 6.64 2.73
4 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 87.81 1.40 0.70
5 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 85.54 5.71 2.58
6 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 84.09 4.71 1.68
7 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 78.31 1.50 0.67
8 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 76.03 2.65 0.72
9 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 70.04 11.01 0.96
10 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 66.32 6.46 0.82
11 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 63.02 4.45 0.68
12 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 58.06 1.43 0.36
13 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 56.82 1.35 0.38
14 American Robin Turdus migratorius 52.07 2.08 0.13
15 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 47.31 2.54 0.27
16 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 43.59 1.89 0.37
17 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 42.15 1.63 0.13
18 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 39.88 4.16 0.11
19 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 34.30 3.61 0.10
20 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 33.06 2.16 0.08
21 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 27.89 7.51 0.21
22 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 27.69 1.93 0.22
23 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 26.65 3.11 0.19
24 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 25.21 7.09 0.37
25 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 25.21 2.08 0.16