Larry has this question below:

"At the other end of the spectrum, what are the most commonly reported 
species either by number of E Bird reports containing them, or by total 
count of individuals?  Chickadee, House Sparrow, Crow, Starling, Blue Jay?"

Here are the numbers for those five species, American Goldfinch, and 
Song Sparrow (which is almost completely absent in winter):

Number of times reported --
      Black-capped Chickadee    82,827
      American Crow     69,421
      Blue Jay     66,382
      American Goldfinch     54,965
      Song Sparrow     49,297
      European Starling     26,396
      House Sparrow     13,617

Total birds reported ---
      European Starling     685,346
      American Crow     542,078
      Black-capped Chickadee     436,715
      American Goldfinch     327,628
      Blue Jay     264,858
      Song Sparrow     167,485
      House Sparrow     109,166

Suggestions for other species that might make this list?

Ian
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On 5/24/2016 10:50 AM, Larry and Mona Rogers wrote:
> E Bird is a great success in Vermont. I don’t know how many sightings 
> have been reported over the years – they must run into the thousands. 
> I’m sure Kent could tell us. While E Bird is unsurpassed for finding 
> information on individual species with dates, counts and locations, 
> other data could probably be mined from its vast data base. For 
> instance: • What are the top ten locations in Vermont for generating E 
> Bird reports? I might guess the West Rutland Swamp, Mount Philo, 
> Shelburne Bay, Mount Mansfield, Pearl Street in Brandon, etc., but I 
> really don’t know. The list could be titled “Vermont’s Ten Most Birded 
> Spots”. • Which locations in Vermont have generated the largest number 
> of individual species reports? Are there places where over 150 species 
> have been sighted? 100? 75? • Which Vermont birders are the most 
> active E Bird contributors? • What are the ten rarest birds spotted in 
> Vermont? I think of Whooping Crane, Painted Bunting, Black-Tailed 
> Gull, Golden-Crowned Sparrow, the currently visiting Prothonotary 
> Warbler and several others. Selection criteria might be single species 
> sightings from a specific location over a relatively short time 
> interval. • At the other end of the spectrum, what are the most 
> commonly reported species either by number of E Bird reports 
> containing them, or by total count of individuals? Chickadee, House 
> Sparrow, Crow, Starling, Blue Jay? The list might be called “The Trash 
> Birds of Vermont”. Anyhow, I’m sure other folks could suggest other 
> lists. It might be interesting. Larry the Compulsive Lister Sent from 
> Mail for Windows 10