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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2012-13

North Atlantic Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 529 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 99.23 4.33 4.20
2 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 90.42 3.64 1.77
3 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 84.67 4.57 1.44
4 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 84.48 6.09 2.87
5 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 84.48 1.36 0.64
6 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 81.61 1.45 0.63
7 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 81.03 4.81 1.51
8 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 79.50 13.56 2.82
9 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 74.14 2.42 0.59
10 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 72.41 1.37 0.61
11 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 63.79 5.21 0.91
12 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 61.49 1.42 0.45
13 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 58.43 1.99 0.50
14 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 37.74 3.14 0.26
15 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 35.63 3.25 0.08
16 American Robin Turdus migratorius 33.14 2.15 0.06
17 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 31.99 8.47 0.28
18 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 30.84 1.48 0.11
19 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 30.27 4.06 0.08
20 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 27.97 1.84 0.24
21 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 27.59 1.94 0.12
22 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 27.20 3.19 0.23
23 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 26.44 4.17 0.10
24 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 25.67 1.01 0.03
25 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 24.71 6.11 0.30