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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2010-11

California Region

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A total of 415 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 88.19 5.85 3.31
2 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 82.89 4.54 2.00
3 Aphelocoma sp. Aphelocoma sp. 78.80 1.82 0.83
4 Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna 74.94 1.76 0.80
5 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 69.40 4.52 1.48
6 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 68.92 5.35 2.02
7 Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria 67.23 5.59 1.60
8 California Towhee Melozone crissalis 61.69 1.70 0.63
9 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 52.29 5.66 0.98
10 Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla 48.92 3.53 0.68
11 Oak/Juniper Titmouse (Plain Titmouse) Baeolophus inornatus/ridgwayi 48.92 1.44 0.41
12 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 47.47 5.71 0.88
13 Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 41.93 1.74 0.33
14 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 40.72 1.50 0.18
15 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans 40.72 1.12 0.11
16 American Robin Turdus migratorius 40.24 2.93 0.22
17 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 38.55 2.57 0.27
18 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 37.83 1.21 0.12
19 Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii 33.25 1.02 0.07
20 Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens 32.77 2.48 0.43
21 Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus 30.84 5.44 0.20
22 Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri 30.36 2.73 0.32
23 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 30.36 1.34 0.12
24 Selasphorus sp. Selasphorus sp. 30.12 1.54 0.12
25 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 30.12 1.47 0.22