Top 25 Feeder Birds

2012-13

Mid-Atlantic Region

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A total of 1,191 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	98.21	3.26	2.61
2	Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus	97.49	2.12	1.78
3	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	96.06	5.06	3.34
4	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	95.88	2.29	1.72
5	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	94.62	4.18	2.66
6	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	92.29	1.55	1.06
7	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	92.03	1.44	0.91
8	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	89.43	3.70	1.94
9	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	88.53	1.18	0.67
10	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	87.99	2.33	1.05
11	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	86.38	3.94	1.78
12	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	85.57	1.31	0.62
13	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	83.51	3.84	1.90
14	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	68.82	2.93	0.33
15	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	65.77	4.33	0.67
16	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	62.99	1.50	0.33
17	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	62.72	5.24	1.22
18	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	58.69	5.41	0.42
19	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	54.03	1.33	0.29
20	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	53.49	4.84	0.37
21	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	51.34	3.89	0.24
22	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	50.72	2.55	0.33
23	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	48.03	1.21	0.19
24	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	44.44	1.10	0.14
25	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	38.71	2.41	0.20

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