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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2012-13

New England Region

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 843 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 98.29 3.17 2.80
2 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 93.77 1.48 1.07
3 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 93.16 5.45 3.44
4 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 92.43 1.71 1.23
5 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 91.82 2.30 1.60
6 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 91.09 4.75 2.69
7 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 88.89 2.36 1.48
8 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 88.64 2.65 1.28
9 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 82.17 3.62 1.29
10 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 71.43 1.27 0.45
11 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 66.54 1.11 0.36
12 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 65.81 3.14 0.78
13 American Robin Turdus migratorius 55.07 2.22 0.17
14 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 54.82 6.38 1.17
15 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 53.60 4.09 0.48
16 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 52.63 1.37 0.32
17 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 52.14 1.21 0.23
18 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 51.04 2.63 0.55
19 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 50.06 2.55 0.32
20 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 47.74 1.49 0.23
21 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 44.32 4.56 0.18
22 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 40.54 4.19 0.17
23 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 40.54 2.77 0.27
24 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 39.07 9.33 0.44
25 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 27.59 1.22 0.08