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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2004-05

Southwest Region

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A total of 382 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 87.96 8.14 5.15
2 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 81.15 5.07 3.33
3 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 67.80 1.46 0.45
4 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 67.28 10.19 2.96
5 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 54.97 6.31 1.01
6 American Robin Turdus migratorius 53.93 2.38 0.32
7 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 52.36 8.15 1.27
8 Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli 48.95 2.23 0.51
9 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 48.69 5.41 0.68
10 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 47.91 4.50 0.65
11 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 45.29 2.06 0.43
12 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 44.76 1.33 0.27
13 California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica/woodhouseii 42.41 2.27 0.44
14 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 38.74 4.20 0.48
15 Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria 37.17 4.59 0.43
16 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 36.65 1.54 0.26
17 Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 36.65 1.43 0.20
18 Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii 34.55 4.10 0.33
19 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 33.77 1.03 0.07
20 Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 31.15 3.53 0.38
21 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 29.06 9.73 0.39
22 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 27.23 4.38 0.27
23 Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii 26.44 1.03 0.04
24 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 23.30 1.54 0.15