Top 25 Feeder Birds
2012-13
Southwest Region
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A total of 481 FeederWatchers reported data from this region.
| Rank Within Region | Common Name | Scientific Name | Percentage of Sites Visited | Average Group Size (when seen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | 91.10 | 8.15 |
| 2 | Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | 84.53 | 5.27 |
| 3 | Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | 70.34 | 1.60 |
| 4 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | 66.31 | 8.05 |
| 5 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | 58.69 | 3.56 |
| 6 | American Robin | Turdus migratorius | 58.69 | 2.80 |
| 7 | Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | 51.27 | 5.07 |
| 8 | Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | 49.36 | 2.08 |
| 9 | Downy Woodpecker | Dryobates pubescens | 47.67 | 1.33 |
| 10 | American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | 47.03 | 4.13 |
| 11 | Mountain Chickadee | Poecile gambeli | 46.40 | 2.08 |
| 12 | European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | 43.43 | 5.17 |
| 13 | Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | 42.16 | 7.22 |
| 14 | White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | 40.89 | 1.42 |
| 15 | White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | 40.04 | 5.04 |
| 16 | California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Aphelocoma californica/woodhouseii | 39.62 | 2.39 |
| 17 | Black-billed Magpie | Pica hudsonia | 35.81 | 2.51 |
| 18 | Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | 34.96 | 4.38 |
| 19 | American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | 33.90 | 4.50 |
| 20 | Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus | 32.42 | 1.39 |
| 21 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | 32.42 | 1.02 |
| 22 | Cooper's Hawk | Astur cooperii | 31.36 | 1.03 |
| 23 | Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | 30.08 | 9.94 |
| 24 | Steller's Jay | Cyanocitta stelleri | 28.18 | 3.18 |
| 25 | Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | 28.18 | 2.33 |