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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2006-07

North Atlantic Region

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A total of 468 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 97.86 3.96 3.36
2 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 91.88 7.44 3.34
3 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 91.03 3.74 1.90
4 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 85.04 6.19 2.75
5 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 83.76 1.47 0.75
6 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 82.91 4.41 1.38
7 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 74.79 1.46 0.60
8 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 71.37 2.63 0.70
9 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 63.46 5.60 0.95
10 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 53.42 2.83 0.21
11 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 48.72 1.38 0.32
12 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 46.37 3.39 0.38
13 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 45.09 1.94 0.39
14 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 44.66 1.40 0.22
15 American Robin Turdus migratorius 43.16 2.22 0.07
16 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 41.88 3.41 0.10
17 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 38.89 1.54 0.10
18 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 34.62 3.81 0.10
19 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 29.49 8.84 0.63
20 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 28.42 3.17 0.26
21 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 24.36 1.98 0.21
22 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 22.22 5.40 0.31
23 Brown Creeper Certhia americana 21.15 1.12 0.04
24 Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 20.09 3.06 0.07
25 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 19.23 1.02 0.02