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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2003-04

Southwest Region

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A total of 373 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 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 88.20 7.66 4.66
2 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 81.77 5.75 3.42
3 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 72.12 1.38 0.45
4 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 69.97 11.19 3.27
5 American Robin Turdus migratorius 55.50 2.17 0.35
6 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 53.35 6.24 0.95
7 California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica/woodhouseii 49.87 2.61 0.64
8 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 47.45 6.23 0.71
9 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 47.19 5.11 0.66
10 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 42.09 4.67 0.66
11 Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 41.82 1.71 0.31
12 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 40.75 1.27 0.20
13 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 38.87 1.97 0.34
14 Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria 38.61 4.36 0.43
15 Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli 35.12 2.19 0.31
16 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 31.10 1.52 0.23
17 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 30.56 1.01 0.05
18 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 30.29 9.68 0.44
19 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 28.95 4.40 0.23
20 Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 27.88 3.43 0.36
21 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 27.35 5.50 0.33
22 Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii 23.32 1.04 0.04
23 Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca 22.25 1.59 0.16
24 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula 22.25 1.09 0.05