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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2004-05

Northern Rockies Region

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A total of 230 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 82.17 3.77 1.97
2 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 79.57 1.43 0.58
3 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 66.52 4.72 0.94
4 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 63.04 12.57 2.58
5 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 60.87 1.40 0.34
6 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 57.39 9.45 2.12
7 American Robin Turdus migratorius 51.30 2.20 0.17
8 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 50.87 1.81 0.47
9 Redpoll (Common) Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata/islandica 49.13 10.76 0.72
10 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 49.13 5.72 0.61
11 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 48.70 1.45 0.30
12 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 45.65 2.66 0.48
13 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 44.78 1.37 0.23
14 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 36.09 6.43 0.33
15 Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli 36.09 2.47 0.43
16 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 34.35 6.25 0.57
17 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 28.70 6.94 0.22
18 Common Raven Corvus corax 26.52 1.67 0.08
19 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 25.22 1.07 0.06
20 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 24.78 15.51 0.14
21 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 23.48 5.19 0.27
22 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 21.74 6.63 0.21
23 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 21.74 1.33 0.08
24 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 20.87 1.98 0.06