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Top 25 Feeder Birds

2011-12

New England Region

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A total of 717 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 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus 97.77 2.74 2.33
2 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 95.68 5.00 3.08
3 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 93.17 4.62 2.61
4 Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 92.61 1.64 1.16
5 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 91.63 1.45 0.94
6 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 91.49 2.28 1.50
7 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 90.52 2.74 1.30
8 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 88.01 4.59 1.98
9 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 87.31 2.21 1.19
10 Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 73.22 1.25 0.42
11 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 68.90 1.12 0.35
12 House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 67.09 3.06 0.76
13 American Robin Turdus migratorius 65.69 2.73 0.26
14 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 58.72 2.67 0.43
15 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 51.74 6.28 1.07
16 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 50.77 1.48 0.21
17 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 49.93 2.73 0.50
18 Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 48.67 4.48 0.23
19 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 48.67 4.25 0.39
20 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 46.16 3.78 0.20
21 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 42.40 1.23 0.16
22 Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 33.33 2.41 0.11
23 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 30.40 3.14 0.08
24 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 28.59 1.25 0.07
25 American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 26.22 2.31 0.13