Top 25 Feeder Birds

2023-24

Northeast Region

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A total of 9,700 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	Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile carolinensis/atricapillus	92.21	2.46	19.91
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	90.87	5.42	40.19
3	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	88.98	2.73	20.75
4	Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	88.06	1.58	11.72
5	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	87.81	2.94	19.74
6	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	85.78	5.03	35.60
7	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	80.73	6.54	39.49
8	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	77.00	4.41	27.35
9	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	76.44	1.39	7.79
10	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	69.93	1.19	6.00
11	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	67.50	2.88	7.76
12	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	63.71	2.05	10.66
13	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	61.69	8.16	38.85
14	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	61.30	5.99	18.49
15	Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	60.27	1.28	4.52
16	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	50.72	1.52	3.14
17	White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	50.62	3.25	9.68
18	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	48.66	5.99	10.04
19	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	48.18	2.61	5.21
20	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	48.17	1.29	3.39
21	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	48.06	4.91	8.99
22	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	39.24	4.09	4.47
23	Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	34.49	1.89	1.23
24	Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	33.60	2.97	2.89
25	Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	32.28	1.25	1.08

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