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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) | 26423 |
| 2 | black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 22949 |
| 3 | blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 15910 |
| 4 | house sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 15231 |
| 5 | northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 15194 |
| 6 | bumblebee (Bombus spp.) | 14643 |
| 7 | monarch (Danaus plexippus) | 14355 |
| 8 | American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 13345 |
| 9 | mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) | 13167 |
| 10 | American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | 12631 |
| 11 | ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 12467 |
| 12 | fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) | 11387 |
| 13 | eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) | 11243 |
| 14 | dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) | 11150 |
| 15 | white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 11000 |
| 16 | downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) | 9548 |
| 17 | Canada goose (Branta canadensis) | 9443 |
| 18 | red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 9345 |
| 19 | great blue heron (Ardea herodias) | 9243 |
| 20 | red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 8611 |
| 21 | Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 7471 |
| 22 | eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) | 7073 |
| 23 | mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 6835 |
| 24 | eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) | 6551 |
| 25 | European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 5617 |