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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2008-09

Northern Rockies Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 241 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 80.08 3.59 1.87
2 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 71.37 1.57 0.60
3 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 68.05 11.19 2.79
4 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 64.32 4.91 1.07
5 Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia 62.24 2.26 0.66
6 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 61.83 1.50 0.37
7 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 61.41 9.06 2.05
8 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 61.00 7.08 0.83
9 American Robin Turdus migratorius 48.13 2.74 0.21
10 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 45.23 1.78 0.39
11 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 43.98 2.77 0.51
12 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 41.49 1.54 0.32
13 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 41.08 11.39 0.67
14 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 40.25 7.79 0.40
15 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 38.17 1.38 0.23
16 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 34.02 5.83 0.54
17 Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli 31.54 2.48 0.31
18 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 26.97 19.96 0.16
19 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 26.97 1.05 0.06
20 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 26.56 5.76 0.20
21 Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator 23.24 8.61 0.35
22 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 22.82 3.83 0.27
23 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 22.41 2.55 0.06
24 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 19.92 7.51 0.23
25 Common Raven Corvus corax 18.26 1.92 0.07