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Top 25 Feeder Birds

1999-00

California Region

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A total of 400 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 88.75 7.67 4.37
2 California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica/woodhouseii 81.75 1.78 0.93
3 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 80.50 4.69 2.06
4 Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna 80.00 1.61 0.78
5 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 76.25 6.01 2.35
6 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 75.25 5.72 2.20
7 California Towhee Melozone crissalis 68.00 1.75 0.67
8 Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla 56.25 3.91 1.01
9 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 48.50 6.13 0.96
10 American Robin Turdus migratorius 48.25 2.91 0.27
11 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 47.75 5.99 0.85
12 Oak/Juniper Titmouse (Plain Titmouse) Baeolophus inornatus/ridgwayi 43.25 1.41 0.32
13 Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria 40.75 5.24 0.64
14 Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 40.75 1.84 0.34
15 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 35.25 1.18 0.12
16 Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 31.75 2.88 0.37
17 Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens 31.50 2.25 0.33
18 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 31.50 1.79 0.15
19 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 28.75 1.28 0.09
20 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 27.25 3.08 0.16
21 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 26.50 5.74 0.25
22 Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus 26.25 6.11 0.16
23 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 24.25 1.56 0.15
24 California Quail Callipepla californica 24.00 9.89 0.43
25 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 24.00 2.83 0.15