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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2006-07

Mid-Atlantic Region

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A total of 969 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 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 98.04 5.24 3.57
2 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 97.94 3.29 2.61
3 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 97.32 5.08 3.68
4 Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus 95.98 2.12 1.66
5 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 94.63 2.28 1.65
6 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 92.36 1.61 1.10
7 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 89.99 2.44 1.19
8 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 88.13 3.91 2.11
9 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 86.89 1.18 0.64
10 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 86.17 1.33 0.64
11 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 84.73 1.42 0.76
12 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 84.11 3.74 1.47
13 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 82.15 3.86 1.85
14 American Robin Turdus migratorius 69.35 2.86 0.34
15 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 68.01 6.16 1.87
16 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 68.01 4.41 0.81
17 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 66.25 1.57 0.42
18 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 64.29 6.20 0.53
19 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 54.80 3.95 0.27
20 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 50.77 1.14 0.17
21 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 50.05 2.81 0.32
22 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 48.61 4.50 0.28
23 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 46.23 1.20 0.19
24 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 33.75 1.28 0.08
25 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 33.54 1.02 0.05