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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) | 12383 |
| 2 | black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) | 7786 |
| 3 | bumblebee (Bombus spp.) | 6600 |
| 4 | ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | 6087 |
| 5 | American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) | 5884 |
| 6 | northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 5717 |
| 7 | monarch (Danaus plexippus) | 5078 |
| 8 | mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) | 4888 |
| 9 | blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | 4873 |
| 10 | house sparrow (Passer domesticus) | 4552 |
| 11 | dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) | 4371 |
| 12 | white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 4152 |
| 13 | eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) | 3489 |
| 14 | eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) | 3182 |
| 15 | downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) | 2969 |
| 16 | American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | 2563 |
| 17 | red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | 2549 |
| 18 | red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | 2508 |
| 19 | Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | 2401 |
| 20 | eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) | 2268 |
| 21 | red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) | 2248 |
| 22 | great blue heron (Ardea herodias) | 2105 |
| 23 | fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) | 2094 |
| 24 | cabbage white (Pieris rapae ) | 1977 |
| 25 | mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) | 1968 |