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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2009-10

New England Region

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A total of 743 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 97.44 2.75 2.22
2 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 94.35 3.21 1.87
3 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 93.81 5.63 3.11
4 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 92.60 1.71 1.23
5 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 91.66 2.24 1.56
6 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 91.25 4.33 2.29
7 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 89.10 1.44 0.88
8 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 88.69 5.02 2.33
9 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 87.89 2.28 1.24
10 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 69.85 1.33 0.50
11 American Robin Turdus migratorius 63.39 2.64 0.25
12 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 60.83 3.07 0.66
13 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 58.82 1.13 0.30
14 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 58.55 2.61 0.44
15 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 56.53 3.57 0.77
16 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 53.97 5.77 0.99
17 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 50.74 1.50 0.22
18 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 48.72 1.20 0.19
19 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 47.51 4.12 0.38
20 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 45.22 4.49 0.21
21 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 44.41 3.54 0.18
22 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 35.67 2.37 0.19
23 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 35.13 2.32 0.12
24 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 30.96 3.41 0.10
25 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 27.73 1.21 0.08