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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2011-12

Mid-Central Region

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A total of 293 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 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 97.95 5.13 3.87
2 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 96.59 4.32 3.26
3 Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus 93.52 2.24 1.54
4 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 92.15 6.02 3.30
5 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 90.44 1.67 1.15
6 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 86.01 2.25 1.15
7 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 84.64 3.74 1.57
8 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 82.59 1.22 0.64
9 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 82.25 7.65 3.72
10 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 80.55 3.30 1.20
11 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 78.16 1.36 0.60
12 American Robin Turdus migratorius 73.04 2.50 0.49
13 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 64.16 2.00 0.72
14 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 62.12 4.47 0.87
15 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 56.31 1.27 0.22
16 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 50.17 1.20 0.23
17 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 48.46 4.86 0.28
18 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 41.64 3.61 0.31
19 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 41.64 1.19 0.16
20 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 38.23 2.81 0.40
21 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 35.84 3.01 0.24
22 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 32.76 2.74 0.15
23 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 29.35 2.76 0.07
24 Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii 29.35 1.02 0.04
25 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 25.26 1.00 0.04