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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2002-03

Mid-Central Region

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A total of 313 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 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 96.49 4.84 3.35
2 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 96.49 3.84 2.98
3 Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus 92.97 2.25 1.51
4 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 92.01 1.71 1.11
5 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 90.73 5.85 3.12
6 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 90.73 2.23 1.18
7 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 86.26 3.96 1.64
8 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 85.62 8.63 4.49
9 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 81.79 1.25 0.59
10 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 81.15 5.57 1.70
11 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 79.55 4.18 1.68
12 American Robin Turdus migratorius 74.12 2.45 0.40
13 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 71.57 1.57 0.60
14 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 63.58 5.10 0.33
15 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 63.58 2.15 0.74
16 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 59.42 1.22 0.24
17 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 46.96 1.20 0.18
18 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 44.41 2.81 0.43
19 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 41.85 1.24 0.18
20 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 39.94 2.71 0.25
21 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 38.66 3.59 0.19
22 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 28.11 2.54 0.09
23 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 26.20 1.12 0.08
24 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 25.56 1.95 0.07
25 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 25.24 3.63 0.08