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Top animal species that observers are recording.
Image credit:
Tom Grey
All Time Top Animal Species Observed
| Rank | Species | Number of Observations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American robin (Turdus migratorius) | 20990 |
| 2 | black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 18798 |
| 3 | house sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 12224 |
| 4 | blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 12097 |
| 5 | northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 11406 |
| 6 | bumblebee (Bombus spp.) | 10879 |
| 7 | American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) | 10366 |
| 8 | ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 10262 |
| 9 | monarch (Danaus plexippus) | 10234 |
| 10 | mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) | 9895 |
| 11 | American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 9646 |
| 12 | white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 8879 |
| 13 | dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) | 8785 |
| 14 | fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) | 8600 |
| 15 | eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) | 8100 |
| 16 | downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) | 7206 |
| 17 | red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 7077 |
| 18 | great blue heron (Ardea herodias) | 6957 |
| 19 | red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 6693 |
| 20 | Canada goose (Branta canadensis) | 6595 |
| 21 | Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 6304 |
| 22 | eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) | 5737 |
| 23 | eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) | 4963 |
| 24 | mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 4689 |
| 25 | European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 4378 |