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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) | 20214 |
| 2 | black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 17247 |
| 3 | blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 11300 |
| 4 | house sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 11203 |
| 5 | northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 10799 |
| 6 | bumblebee (Bombus spp.) | 10642 |
| 7 | ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 10054 |
| 8 | American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) | 9958 |
| 9 | monarch (Danaus plexippus) | 9947 |
| 10 | mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) | 9285 |
| 11 | American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 8857 |
| 12 | dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) | 8417 |
| 13 | white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 8372 |
| 14 | eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) | 7681 |
| 15 | fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) | 7547 |
| 16 | red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 6748 |
| 17 | downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) | 6741 |
| 18 | great blue heron (Ardea herodias) | 6586 |
| 19 | red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 6298 |
| 20 | Canada goose (Branta canadensis) | 6103 |
| 21 | Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 6030 |
| 22 | eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) | 5599 |
| 23 | eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) | 4717 |
| 24 | mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 4382 |
| 25 | European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 4091 |