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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) | 18366 |
| 2 | black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 15633 |
| 3 | house sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 10531 |
| 4 | blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 9898 |
| 5 | northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 9685 |
| 6 | bumblebee (Bombus spp.) | 9471 |
| 7 | ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 8925 |
| 8 | American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) | 8924 |
| 9 | mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) | 8220 |
| 10 | monarch (Danaus plexippus) | 8202 |
| 11 | dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) | 7656 |
| 12 | American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 7465 |
| 13 | white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 7373 |
| 14 | eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) | 6755 |
| 15 | fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) | 6566 |
| 16 | downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) | 5910 |
| 17 | red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 5812 |
| 18 | red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 5429 |
| 19 | great blue heron (Ardea herodias) | 5425 |
| 20 | Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 5286 |
| 21 | Canada goose (Branta canadensis) | 5095 |
| 22 | eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) | 4993 |
| 23 | eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) | 4068 |
| 24 | European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 3561 |
| 25 | mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 3454 |