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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2003-04

East Central Region

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A total of 836 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 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 97.37 3.93 3.10
2 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 97.25 5.15 3.40
3 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 95.22 5.01 3.56
4 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 91.99 5.25 3.03
5 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 91.15 4.81 2.56
6 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 89.35 2.42 1.21
7 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 88.76 10.23 5.71
8 Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus 88.76 2.20 1.34
9 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 88.52 1.70 1.08
10 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 82.06 5.23 1.31
11 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 77.51 1.24 0.56
12 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 72.01 1.44 0.59
13 American Robin Turdus migratorius 70.81 2.43 0.31
14 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 62.92 1.90 0.63
15 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 58.37 4.46 0.32
16 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 54.55 1.51 0.26
17 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 52.63 1.26 0.23
18 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 48.80 1.26 0.24
19 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 48.45 2.57 0.40
20 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 40.91 3.11 0.28
21 Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii 40.19 1.03 0.08
22 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 39.00 3.81 0.16
23 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 38.28 2.62 0.13
24 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 37.44 2.33 0.17
25 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 36.12 1.22 0.09