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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2008-09

Southwest Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 389 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 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 91.77 7.95 5.53
2 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 78.92 5.40 2.89
3 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 69.15 8.29 2.54
4 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 68.12 1.69 0.50
5 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 64.52 11.59 2.40
6 American Robin Turdus migratorius 59.64 2.55 0.50
7 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 56.81 5.88 1.03
8 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 49.87 3.84 0.62
9 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 44.47 5.47 0.55
10 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 43.19 1.93 0.39
11 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 42.67 4.09 0.49
12 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 41.90 1.30 0.21
13 Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria 39.59 4.48 0.48
14 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 39.07 1.02 0.08
15 Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto 38.82 2.91 0.39
16 Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia 33.93 2.54 0.34
17 California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica/woodhouseii 33.42 2.10 0.30
18 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 30.85 11.10 0.45
19 Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 29.82 1.55 0.12
20 Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli 29.56 1.88 0.21
21 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 28.53 1.04 0.06
22 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 27.76 4.45 0.27
23 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 27.76 1.53 0.15
24 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 23.14 4.90 0.31
25 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 21.85 2.01 0.17