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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2009-10

North Atlantic Region

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A total of 483 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 98.55 3.94 3.54
2 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 91.72 7.94 3.65
3 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 90.06 3.79 1.92
4 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 86.54 1.43 0.72
5 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 84.47 5.41 2.46
6 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 81.16 1.47 0.68
7 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 77.23 3.67 0.86
8 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 77.23 2.54 0.69
9 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 64.39 1.38 0.48
10 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 63.15 5.28 0.76
11 American Robin Turdus migratorius 54.45 2.41 0.12
12 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 51.97 4.92 0.17
13 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 51.14 2.65 0.16
14 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 49.69 1.61 0.13
15 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 49.69 1.35 0.26
16 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 43.48 1.76 0.35
17 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 38.92 4.36 0.12
18 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 38.30 2.73 0.22
19 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 25.67 1.88 0.22
20 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 25.26 6.46 0.34
21 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 24.02 3.40 0.22
22 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 23.40 4.77 0.33
23 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 22.36 1.01 0.02
24 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 19.46 2.00 0.08
25 Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 16.77 1.15 0.03