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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2011-12

Allegheny Region

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A total of 1,485 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 97.10 2.56 2.06
2 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 95.69 4.43 2.62
3 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 94.75 4.41 2.57
4 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 93.33 1.60 1.10
5 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 92.32 2.35 1.40
6 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 90.91 2.59 1.29
7 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 86.26 4.60 1.87
8 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 85.19 1.42 0.68
9 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 84.44 1.98 1.04
10 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 80.00 4.10 1.61
11 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 77.58 1.16 0.48
12 American Robin Turdus migratorius 67.41 2.46 0.24
13 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 66.60 6.36 1.59
14 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 66.26 1.27 0.35
15 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 65.19 4.82 0.65
16 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 60.61 2.46 0.45
17 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 54.34 1.48 0.20
18 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 54.21 4.10 0.25
19 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 48.89 3.62 0.23
20 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 48.82 2.86 0.49
21 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 42.76 1.25 0.16
22 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 40.88 3.03 0.12
23 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 35.35 2.37 0.12
24 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 33.94 3.04 0.20
25 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 28.48 1.20 0.05