Top 25 Feeder Birds

2002-03

Mid-Atlantic Region

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A total of 920 FeederWatchers reported data from this region.

Rank Within Region	Common Name	Scientific Name	Percentage of Sites Visited	Average Group Size (when seen)
1	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	98.15	3.12
2	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	97.07	4.73
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	95.98	5.77
4	Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus	95.54	2.11
5	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	93.04	2.28
6	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	89.89	4.48
7	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	88.26	2.41
8	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	87.93	1.55
9	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	85.54	4.18
10	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	83.80	1.16
11	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	81.74	1.33
12	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	80.33	3.87
13	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	77.17	1.42
14	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	73.26	4.95
15	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	65.33	6.07
16	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	65.22	7.11
17	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	64.13	3.24
18	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	63.59	1.60
19	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	60.54	2.55
20	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	55.11	1.11
21	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	47.39	5.13
22	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	45.33	4.14
23	Hairy Woodpecker	Leuconotopicus villosus	38.59	1.20
24	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	31.20	1.02
25	Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca	29.78	1.57