Top 25 Feeder Birds
2003-04
Great Lakes Region
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A total of 1,263 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 | 93.90 | 3.74 |
| 2 | Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | 89.39 | 2.74 |
| 3 | Downy Woodpecker | Dryobates pubescens | 88.99 | 1.68 |
| 4 | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | 87.41 | 5.02 |
| 5 | Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | 84.72 | 5.26 |
| 6 | American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | 81.71 | 6.16 |
| 7 | White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | 79.02 | 1.48 |
| 8 | Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | 77.20 | 2.63 |
| 9 | Hairy Woodpecker | Leuconotopicus villosus | 66.67 | 1.45 |
| 10 | House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | 66.27 | 4.66 |
| 11 | European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | 62.07 | 4.39 |
| 12 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | 60.89 | 1.44 |
| 13 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | 58.83 | 8.80 |
| 14 | Redpoll (Common) | Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata/islandica | 48.77 | 12.00 |
| 15 | American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | 48.77 | 2.26 |
| 16 | American Tree Sparrow | Spizelloides arborea | 45.84 | 3.91 |
| 17 | Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | 45.45 | 4.30 |
| 18 | American Robin | Turdus migratorius | 42.28 | 2.01 |
| 19 | Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | 41.49 | 3.74 |
| 20 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | 38.48 | 1.20 |
| 21 | Purple Finch | Haemorhous purpureus | 26.84 | 3.23 |
| 22 | Cooper's Hawk | Astur cooperii | 25.57 | 1.02 |
| 23 | Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | 25.10 | 1.56 |
| 24 | Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | 23.59 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | 23.12 | 3.33 |