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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2001-02

Southwest Region

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A total of 369 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 88.62 7.05 4.16
2 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 83.20 5.97 3.04
3 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 68.83 11.15 3.18
4 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 67.48 1.44 0.39
5 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 63.41 8.96 1.81
6 American Robin Turdus migratorius 57.45 2.34 0.41
7 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 56.37 4.63 0.83
8 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 49.59 6.05 0.71
9 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 49.05 7.23 0.94
10 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 48.78 4.98 0.73
11 California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica/woodhouseii 47.15 2.49 0.60
12 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 42.01 2.09 0.41
13 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 40.92 1.28 0.19
14 Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli 38.75 2.35 0.40
15 Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 37.40 1.78 0.27
16 Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 34.69 3.37 0.46
17 Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria 31.17 4.88 0.36
18 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 30.62 9.37 0.37
19 Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii 30.62 3.15 0.16
20 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 29.81 1.53 0.22
21 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 29.00 1.01 0.05
22 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 27.64 4.29 0.26
23 Common Raven Corvus corax 22.22 2.74 0.13
24 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 21.68 1.44 0.13