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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2009-10

California Region

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A total of 429 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 91.38 7.02 4.25
2 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 82.52 4.36 2.17
3 Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna 80.65 1.73 0.84
4 California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica/woodhouseii 77.86 1.80 0.90
5 Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria 74.59 7.50 2.58
6 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 74.36 4.80 1.83
7 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 72.03 5.01 2.06
8 California Towhee Melozone crissalis 63.64 1.73 0.67
9 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 58.74 6.06 1.06
10 American Robin Turdus migratorius 53.61 3.46 0.37
11 Oak/Juniper Titmouse (Plain Titmouse) Baeolophus inornatus/ridgwayi 53.38 1.42 0.43
12 Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla 46.85 3.63 0.74
13 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 44.76 5.46 0.83
14 Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 43.82 1.63 0.33
15 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 41.72 1.13 0.13
16 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 40.79 1.52 0.22
17 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 39.16 2.64 0.31
18 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 37.30 1.18 0.14
19 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 35.43 1.36 0.14
20 Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens 33.33 2.17 0.38
21 Nuttall's Woodpecker Dryobates nuttallii 33.10 1.24 0.17
22 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 32.87 1.52 0.26
23 Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus 32.40 5.33 0.21
24 Selasphorus sp. Selasphorus sp. 31.00 1.48 0.12
25 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 30.07 1.06 0.06