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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) | 27331 |
| 2 | black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 23339 |
| 3 | blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 16389 |
| 4 | northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 15998 |
| 5 | house sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 15540 |
| 6 | bumblebee (Bombus spp.) | 15183 |
| 7 | monarch (Danaus plexippus) | 14926 |
| 8 | American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 13870 |
| 9 | mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) | 13743 |
| 10 | American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) | 13026 |
| 11 | ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 12716 |
| 12 | eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) | 11778 |
| 13 | dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) | 11627 |
| 14 | fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) | 11551 |
| 15 | white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 11338 |
| 16 | downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) | 9943 |
| 17 | Canada goose (Branta canadensis) | 9760 |
| 18 | red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 9701 |
| 19 | great blue heron (Ardea herodias) | 9480 |
| 20 | red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 8936 |
| 21 | Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 7773 |
| 22 | eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) | 7219 |
| 23 | mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | 7071 |
| 24 | eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) | 6824 |
| 25 | European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | 5776 |