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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2004-05

New England Region

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A total of 683 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 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 98.68 3.24 2.82
2 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 94.73 5.27 3.23
3 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 94.58 4.95 2.79
4 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 93.70 1.55 1.12
5 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 93.41 2.53 1.79
6 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 93.27 1.71 1.23
7 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 91.80 5.55 2.96
8 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 90.92 3.06 1.49
9 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 88.14 2.48 1.32
10 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 69.69 3.40 0.87
11 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 66.91 1.33 0.43
12 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 56.81 1.10 0.28
13 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 56.22 2.43 0.36
14 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 55.34 5.72 1.03
15 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 53.15 3.98 0.47
16 American Robin Turdus migratorius 50.51 2.97 0.16
17 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 48.90 1.25 0.21
18 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 48.02 3.03 0.27
19 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 45.83 1.58 0.17
20 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 45.10 2.62 0.42
21 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 42.02 4.40 0.15
22 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 40.56 2.97 0.29
23 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 40.12 4.47 0.15
24 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 30.31 1.37 0.16
25 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 26.35 3.77 0.07