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

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