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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2012-13

California Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 474 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 89.20 6.47 3.78
2 Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna 80.99 1.76 0.91
3 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 80.35 4.24 2.00
4 California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica/woodhouseii 77.11 1.71 0.76
5 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 76.24 4.96 2.03
6 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 76.24 4.81 1.82
7 Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria 69.76 5.55 1.75
8 California Towhee Melozone crissalis 68.47 1.65 0.67
9 American Robin Turdus migratorius 53.56 3.12 0.34
10 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 52.92 5.01 0.78
11 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 52.27 4.80 0.75
12 Oak/Juniper Titmouse (Plain Titmouse) Baeolophus inornatus/ridgwayi 49.68 1.39 0.36
13 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 47.30 4.70 0.77
14 Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla 44.92 3.43 0.59
15 Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 43.63 1.64 0.29
16 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 42.33 2.70 0.33
17 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 40.60 1.12 0.12
18 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 40.39 1.54 0.20
19 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 39.09 1.19 0.12
20 Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens 37.15 2.17 0.42
21 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 36.07 1.03 0.07
22 Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus 34.56 5.91 0.24
23 Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii 34.56 1.11 0.14
24 Selasphorus sp. Selasphorus sp. 34.13 1.49 0.14
25 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 33.91 1.37 0.20