Top 25 Feeder Birds

2000-01

East Central Region

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A total of 805 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	98.01	3.80	2.94
2	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	96.89	4.91	3.16
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	96.02	5.19	3.61
4	Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus	92.80	2.39	1.67
5	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	91.43	5.92	3.36
6	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	89.69	2.42	1.22
7	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	89.57	5.68	3.08
8	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	87.45	1.75	1.08
9	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	87.33	10.12	5.30
10	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	82.61	4.98	1.55
11	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	73.79	1.22	0.51
12	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	69.94	2.05	0.84
13	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	68.70	1.48	0.55
14	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	66.46	2.17	0.24
15	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	62.11	2.56	0.47
16	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	57.14	4.02	0.30
17	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	55.03	1.58	0.29
18	American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea	50.56	3.02	0.39
19	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	47.95	2.79	0.44
20	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	43.35	1.24	0.22
21	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	42.86	1.27	0.18
22	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	41.24	3.11	0.14
23	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	40.50	2.28	0.12
24	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	36.65	3.23	0.20
25	Cooper's Hawk	Astur cooperii	29.94	1.03	0.05

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