Top 25 Feeder Birds

2001-02

Mid-Atlantic Region

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A total of 916 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	97.49	2.33	1.95
2	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	97.16	4.65	3.29
3	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	95.41	2.42	1.79
4	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	95.20	2.74	1.88
5	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	94.87	5.09	3.00
6	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	92.03	4.98	2.95
7	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	89.41	4.78	2.35
8	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	87.99	2.40	1.06
9	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	87.12	1.54	0.90
10	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	81.99	1.43	0.70
11	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	80.02	1.33	0.55
12	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	79.04	1.17	0.49
13	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	75.44	3.46	1.15
14	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	69.87	2.67	0.66
15	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	69.10	5.25	0.88
16	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	68.45	2.84	0.32
17	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	66.16	5.85	1.48
18	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	59.72	1.54	0.30
19	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	59.61	5.74	0.49
20	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	53.82	1.12	0.17
21	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	42.79	5.01	0.29
22	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	41.27	4.00	0.19
23	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	38.76	1.18	0.14
24	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	34.83	2.75	0.17
25	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	34.39	1.20	0.06

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