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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2007-08

Mid-Atlantic Region

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A total of 949 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 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 97.47 2.98 2.24
2 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 97.15 4.97 3.57
3 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 96.63 5.12 3.36
4 Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus 96.52 2.18 1.77
5 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 93.68 2.07 1.43
6 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 91.89 1.53 1.02
7 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 90.20 4.23 2.30
8 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 89.25 2.48 1.09
9 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 89.15 4.52 2.28
10 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 86.83 1.41 0.80
11 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 83.35 1.19 0.56
12 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 82.30 1.30 0.52
13 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 77.98 3.47 1.50
14 American Robin Turdus migratorius 73.23 3.49 0.45
15 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 69.02 5.99 1.79
16 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 65.12 6.14 0.56
17 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 63.96 4.39 0.60
18 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 62.59 1.45 0.34
19 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 51.42 2.69 0.32
20 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 51.32 4.69 0.32
21 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 51.21 3.53 0.22
22 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 48.37 1.28 0.27
23 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 43.84 1.17 0.15
24 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 41.94 1.13 0.13
25 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 39.52 3.15 0.27