Top 25 Feeder Birds
2012-13
Great Lakes Region
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A total of 1,582 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 | 97.94 | 3.61 |
| 2 | Downy Woodpecker | Dryobates pubescens | 90.64 | 1.63 |
| 3 | American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | 86.85 | 5.35 |
| 4 | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | 85.72 | 4.38 |
| 5 | Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | 85.59 | 4.65 |
| 6 | Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | 84.99 | 2.86 |
| 7 | White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | 84.59 | 1.46 |
| 8 | Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | 83.86 | 2.65 |
| 9 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | 73.71 | 1.48 |
| 10 | Hairy Woodpecker | Leuconotopicus villosus | 67.20 | 1.47 |
| 11 | Redpoll (Common) | Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata/islandica | 65.67 | 10.54 |
| 12 | House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | 62.75 | 3.86 |
| 13 | European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | 58.50 | 4.39 |
| 14 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | 58.43 | 7.44 |
| 15 | American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | 52.19 | 2.23 |
| 16 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | 49.27 | 1.19 |
| 17 | American Tree Sparrow | Spizelloides arborea | 45.02 | 3.40 |
| 18 | American Robin | Turdus migratorius | 41.77 | 1.80 |
| 19 | Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | 39.11 | 3.59 |
| 20 | Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | 39.04 | 3.75 |
| 21 | Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | 33.00 | 5.17 |
| 22 | Cooper's Hawk | Astur cooperii | 32.20 | 1.02 |
| 23 | Purple Finch | Haemorhous purpureus | 26.10 | 2.58 |
| 24 | Tufted Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | 24.44 | 1.99 |
| 25 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | 21.18 | 1.01 |