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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2008-09

North Central Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 351 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 96.58 3.61 2.89
2 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 93.16 1.83 1.28
3 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 85.47 1.61 0.92
4 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 83.48 3.02 1.31
5 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 81.77 4.69 1.59
6 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 80.06 1.50 0.73
7 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 77.78 12.18 1.97
8 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 69.52 5.53 1.59
9 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 65.24 7.03 1.35
10 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 60.97 8.67 1.82
11 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 59.54 4.06 0.80
12 American Robin Turdus migratorius 51.00 2.70 0.17
13 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 51.00 2.51 0.69
14 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 49.00 2.23 0.25
15 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 47.01 1.22 0.29
16 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 39.32 2.77 0.19
17 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 36.75 3.25 0.31
18 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 35.90 3.45 0.24
19 Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 35.04 1.31 0.12
20 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 30.48 1.54 0.17
21 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 30.20 3.55 0.19
22 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 24.79 3.66 0.06
23 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 23.65 3.61 0.07
24 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 22.79 1.20 0.07
25 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 17.95 5.75 0.06