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A running tally of all the birds
that we've seen around our yard, plus a checklist of this year's sightings.
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The Lists |
Current Year Notes |
Historical Notes |
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2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
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Totals: 79 |
40 |
58 |
55 |
54 |
10 |
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Common Loon |
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Heard week of May 8 |
Commonly seen flying and calling in display during the summer. |
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Double-crested Cormorant |
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Several overhead April 24 |
Uncommon, Irregular, usually an over-flight |
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Turkey Vulture |
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Pair flying low through woods behind breakfast nook patio; April 2 |
Uncommon, Irregular, usually an over-flight |
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Osprey |
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Uncommon, Irregular, usually an over-flight |
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Broad-winged Hawk |
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Two kettling April 23 |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk |
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Flying past yard May 22 |
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Peregrine Falcon |
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Pair soaring overhead June 5 |
One on 2002-08 |
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Merlin |
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Likely a returning resident, April 1 |
Common during the summer; there seems to be a nesting pair near RNS. |
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Ruffed Grouse |
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Uncommon, Irregular |
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Wilson's Snipe |
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Herring Gull |
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Great Black Backed Gull |
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Rock Pigeon |
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April 3 |
Over flight in 2002, near barn in 2006 |
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Mourning Dove |
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Regular @feeder, resident |
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Common Nighthawk |
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Noted in migration starting Aug. 14 |
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
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Fly past May 18; first at feeder on the 23rd (M + F) |
Regular @feeder, summer resident |
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Belted Kingfisher |
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One flying and calling around the yard, April 23 |
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Pileated Woodpecker |
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Quite regular now at a snag in our backyard |
Uncommon but annual regular in winter or spring |
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Hairy Woodpecker |
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Regular @feeder, resident |
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Downy Woodpecker |
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Regular @feeder, resident |
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker |
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Once, 2004-10-31 |
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Northern Flicker |
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Eastern Phoebe |
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Once, in April 2002 |
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Eastern Kingbird |
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Eastern Wood Pewee |
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Once, heard in May, 2002 |
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Alder Flycatcher |
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June 6; heard in the usual spot (alders adjoining our property and Maiden
Lane) |
Uncommon; heard every spring |
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Cedar Waxwing |
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Flock on June 5 |
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Carolina Wren |
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One individual 2002-May |
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Winter Wren |
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Heard in 2002 |
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Golden-crowned Kinglet |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
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Veery |
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Week of May 29 |
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American Robin |
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Swainson's Thrush |
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Black-capped Chickadee |
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Regular @feeder, resident |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
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Regular @feeder, resident |
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White-breasted Nuthatch |
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Regular @feeder, winter resident |
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Common Raven |
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Brown Creeper |
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This one seems to have been resident all winter |
Seen first week of January |
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Northern Shrike |
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Pattie saw one in early March |
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American Crow |
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Regular |
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Blue Jay |
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European Starling |
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Blue-headed Vireo |
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Week of May 8 |
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Red-eyed Vireo |
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May 18 |
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Yellow Warbler |
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Blackburnian Warbler |
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Black-throated Green Warbler |
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First heard week of May 8 |
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Black-throated Blue Warbler |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler |
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May 6 |
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Chestnut-sided Warbler |
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Black-and-white Warbler |
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May 31 |
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Magnolia Warbler |
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Northern Parula |
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May 18 |
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Wilson's Warbler |
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American Redstart |
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June 7, female |
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Common Yellowthroat |
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Canada Warbler |
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Blackpoll |
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Dark-eyed Junco |
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Regular @feeder, resident |
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Chipping Sparrow |
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May 6 |
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White-throated Sparrow |
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Savannah Sparrow |
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April 4 |
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White-crowned Sparrow |
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Lincoln's Sparrow |
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One individual, May 17 2003 |
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Fox Sparrow |
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March 22, flock April 1 |
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Song Sparrow |
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First on March 24 |
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Northern Cardinal |
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Common Grackle |
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Brown-headed Cowbird |
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Red-winged Blackbird |
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Purple Finch |
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@feeder; a pair on April 23 |
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Common Redpoll |
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Pine Siskin |
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American Goldfinch |
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
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One individual, female |
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Evening Grosbeak |
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May 7; single male |
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House Sparrow |
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Seen in 2002 |
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Totals: 79 |
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Comments 2006
54 species to close out the year.
Pattie has seen a new one for the yard: Northern Shrike.
Broad-winged hawks seen kettling were another new addition.
2005
Only 55 species this year, but two more for the yard total to bring it to 77.
2004
Best year so far: 58 species, bringing the total up to 75 for the yard.
2003
Not a bad year, saw 40 species, bringing our yard total up to 59. A
paucity of warblers and other spring migrants and summer residents can be
chalked up to our travel schedule -- we just weren't around enough. 2004
will be different!
2001-2002
We don't have a lot of records kept for this period, as we were in the middle of
construction and moving. |
