Top 25 Feeder Birds

2008-09

Mid-Atlantic Region

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A total of 953 FeederWatchers reported data from this region.

Rank Within Region	Common Name	Scientific Name	Percentage of Sites Visited	Average Group Size (when seen)
1	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	98.11	3.31
2	Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus	96.54	2.01
3	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	96.12	4.69
4	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	96.01	4.66
5	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	94.33	2.18
6	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	91.19	3.96
7	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	90.98	5.00
8	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	90.14	1.51
9	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	86.25	2.38
10	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	84.47	1.15
11	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	82.79	1.30
12	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	81.64	1.35
13	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	79.33	3.70
14	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	69.57	5.74
15	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	68.63	2.96
16	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	66.84	4.51
17	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	66.21	6.59
18	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	64.53	1.48
19	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	52.68	3.72
20	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	52.15	2.64
21	Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus	51.84	7.11
22	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	51.84	4.97
23	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	48.27	1.11
24	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	45.33	1.16
25	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	37.36	2.80