Top 25 Feeder Birds

2011-12

Great Lakes Region

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A total of 1,334 FeederWatchers reported data from this region.

Rank Within Region	Common Name	Scientific Name	Percentage of Sites Visited	Average Group Size (when seen)
1	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	97.23	3.28
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	92.20	4.42
3	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	90.85	6.97
4	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	88.76	1.61
5	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	87.63	2.83
6	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	87.33	3.98
7	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	77.06	2.31
8	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	74.06	1.46
9	Hairy Woodpecker	Leuconotopicus villosus	66.49	1.43
10	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	64.62	2.00
11	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	63.94	3.83
12	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	58.70	4.46
13	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	57.95	7.17
14	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	53.30	2.25
15	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	49.25	4.40
16	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	48.73	3.37
17	American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea	46.18	3.23
18	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	42.58	1.44
19	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	42.13	1.18
20	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	40.18	2.74
21	Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus	35.98	6.44
22	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	33.58	1.47
23	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	32.68	3.46
24	Redpoll (Common)	Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata/islandica	29.76	9.17
25	Cooper's Hawk	Astur cooperii	27.51	1.01