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

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