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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2000-01

Mid-Atlantic Region

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A total of 879 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 Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus 97.16 2.21 1.78
2 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 96.59 5.02 3.37
3 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 96.25 2.79 1.94
4 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 95.22 2.32 1.65
5 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 94.08 4.90 2.69
6 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 90.56 5.13 2.59
7 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 86.46 1.48 0.79
8 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 84.30 2.46 1.01
9 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 81.23 4.17 1.48
10 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 76.56 1.17 0.48
11 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 75.20 1.33 0.45
12 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 72.35 3.77 1.23
13 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 71.22 1.42 0.51
14 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 69.97 2.77 0.68
15 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 68.71 5.22 0.86
16 American Robin Turdus migratorius 64.96 3.23 0.31
17 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 64.85 5.72 1.33
18 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 61.09 5.54 0.43
19 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 59.16 1.64 0.35
20 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 48.81 1.14 0.16
21 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 44.82 4.58 0.25
22 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 40.96 4.01 0.18
23 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 34.58 1.19 0.11
24 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 29.92 2.92 0.14
25 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 29.92 1.03 0.04