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Top animal species that observers are recording.
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Tom Grey
All Time Top Animal Species Observed
| Rank | Species | Number of Observations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American robin (Turdus migratorius) | 30630 |
| 2 | black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 25010 |
| 3 | northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 18796 |
| 4 | blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 18598 |
| 5 | monarch (Danaus plexippus) | 17706 |
| 6 | house sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 16687 |
| 7 | bumblebee (Bombus spp.) | 16496 |
| 8 | American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 16264 |
| 9 | mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) | 15923 |
| 10 | American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | 14664 |
| 11 | ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 13947 |
| 12 | eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) | 13372 |
| 13 | dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) | 13130 |
| 14 | white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 12331 |
| 15 | fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) | 12036 |
| 16 | downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | 11331 |
| 17 | red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 11328 |
| 18 | Canada goose (Branta canadensis) | 11197 |
| 19 | great blue heron (Ardea herodias) | 10899 |
| 20 | red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 10449 |
| 21 | Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 8770 |
| 22 | mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 8355 |
| 23 | eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) | 7829 |
| 24 | eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) | 7801 |
| 25 | eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) | 7673 |