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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2010-11

Allegheny Region

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A total of 1,557 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 Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus 98.01 3.09 2.67
2 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 95.70 5.24 3.55
3 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 93.83 2.91 1.97
4 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 93.71 4.70 2.68
5 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 92.42 1.65 1.16
6 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 90.17 1.43 0.86
7 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 89.79 2.87 1.45
8 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 88.70 4.61 2.17
9 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 86.96 2.06 1.25
10 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 77.97 4.08 1.53
11 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 76.36 1.17 0.50
12 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 68.47 1.31 0.42
13 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 64.16 4.51 0.64
14 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 64.10 6.08 1.46
15 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 62.36 2.60 0.49
16 American Robin Turdus migratorius 59.22 2.55 0.20
17 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 56.58 1.54 0.25
18 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 53.56 3.10 0.67
19 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 49.33 4.35 0.23
20 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 48.88 1.22 0.21
21 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 44.96 4.37 0.22
22 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 44.38 3.47 0.43
23 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 38.02 1.22 0.17
24 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 34.55 3.16 0.11
25 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 30.83 2.34 0.11