Top 25 Feeder Birds

2002-03

Great Lakes Region

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A total of 1,231 FeederWatchers reported data from this region.

Rank Within Region	Common Name	Scientific Name	Percentage of Sites Visited	Average Group Size (when seen)
1	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	91.55	3.16
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	88.06	5.65
3	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	87.16	3.14
4	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	86.35	5.25
5	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	85.95	1.62
6	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	80.67	5.86
7	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	76.12	2.54
8	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	66.86	4.95
9	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	64.26	1.47
10	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	60.93	4.69
11	Hairy Woodpecker	Leuconotopicus villosus	59.71	1.38
12	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	56.38	8.78
13	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	51.83	2.45
14	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	48.01	2.18
15	American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea	45.33	3.73
16	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	41.92	4.19
17	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	35.74	3.62
18	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	33.23	1.18
19	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	29.33	4.20
20	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	27.38	1.58
21	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	22.91	1.46
22	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	21.85	3.02
23	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	19.90	1.95
24	Cooper's Hawk	Astur cooperii	19.90	1.01
25	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	18.85	1.01