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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2011-12

East Central Region

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A total of 823 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 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 98.18 3.87 3.07
2 Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus 95.50 2.36 1.84
3 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 94.41 3.96 2.37
4 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 94.05 3.56 2.00
5 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 91.86 1.70 1.17
6 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 90.52 4.08 2.28
7 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 90.04 4.69 2.65
8 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 88.46 9.13 4.76
9 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 83.96 2.29 1.00
10 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 82.75 1.42 0.74
11 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 81.41 1.23 0.62
12 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 74.36 4.49 0.87
13 American Robin Turdus migratorius 72.54 2.22 0.31
14 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 72.30 2.03 0.90
15 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 50.30 1.24 0.23
16 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 50.18 3.95 0.23
17 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 48.72 2.92 0.15
18 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 48.72 1.31 0.19
19 Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii 48.12 1.02 0.09
20 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 42.41 2.84 0.18
21 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 42.41 1.22 0.18
22 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 41.43 2.30 0.22
23 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 37.55 2.22 0.25
24 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 34.51 2.99 0.21
25 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 31.96 1.20 0.07