Top 25 Feeder Birds

2012-13

East Central Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 990 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	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	97.27	3.95	3.19
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	96.01	4.44	2.95
3	Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus	94.23	2.29	1.75
4	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	94.12	3.94	2.22
5	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	93.28	1.77	1.30
6	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	91.92	4.68	2.77
7	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	90.87	5.08	2.93
8	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	86.57	9.04	4.65
9	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	84.68	2.25	1.04
10	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	83.95	1.47	0.82
11	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	83.63	1.26	0.69
12	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	79.12	5.02	1.10
13	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	71.98	2.46	0.44
14	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	69.36	2.09	0.90
15	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	60.23	1.32	0.38
16	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	54.25	1.28	0.30
17	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	54.14	1.43	0.24
18	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	51.52	1.27	0.26
19	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	51.00	4.08	0.24
20	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	46.27	1.03	0.10
21	American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea	46.17	3.16	0.33
22	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	45.96	2.85	0.19
23	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	43.34	3.55	0.15
24	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	41.87	2.39	0.35
25	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	38.72	2.27	0.20

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