2009 YARDLIST CHALLENGE

Compiled by Lisa Hardy

Finally, after some technical problems on my part, here are the results of the 2009 Yardlist Challenge. Eight yards reported 2009 lists, for a total of 92 species.

Highlights include Common Nighthawk spotted by Donni Moen, Northern Saw-whet Owl detected by Kris Buchler and Shirley Sturts, Wilson's Snipe heard by Doug Ward, and Brewer's Backbird found by Janet Callen. While five yards reported Steller's Jay, only the Warings spotted a Blue Jay, and Lynn Sheridan reported the only hybrid Steller's X Blue Jay.

Several reporters noted nests in their yards: Western Flycatcher (Shirley Sturts), and Tree Swallow, Black-capped Chickadee, House Wren and ... mice ... hosted by Donni Moen's nesting boxes.

Valerie Zagar noted that a water feature in her yard was a big draw for many species, including nuthatches and finches.

A few more statistics: 20 species were reported from only a single yard, and 5 species (Northern Flicker,

Black-capped Chickadee, Mountain Chickadee, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco) were reported from all eight yards.

A big thank-you to all reporters. The complete, tabulated 2009 results can be found on the website. And remember that the "challenge" is a personal one - to jot down a few notes from time-to-time on the world going on outside your door.

	Buchler	Callen	Moen	Sheridan	Sturts	Ward	Waring	Zagar	# YARDS
Canada Goose	X	X		X	X	X	X		6
Mallard	X				X	X			3
Bufflehead	X				X				2
Common Goldeneye	X				X				2
Common Merganser	X								1
Ring-necked Pheasant		X				X			2
Ruffed Grouse	X				X				2
Wild Turkey	X		X						2
California Quail	X	X		X	X	X	X		6
Common Loon	X				X				2
Horned Grebe	X								1
Double-crested Cormorant	X				X				2
Great Blue Heron	X	X		X	X	X			5
Turkey Vulture	X		X			X			3
Osprey	X			X	X	X	X		5
Bald Eagle	X					X	X		3
Sharp-shinned Hawk	X	X			X	X	X		5
Cooper's Hawk	X					X			2
Red-tailed Hawk	X	X	X			X			4
Wilson's Snipe						X			1
Ring-billed Gull	X				X	X			3
gull sp.				X					1
Mourning Dove	X	X	X		X	X	X		6
Great Horned Owl	X		X			X			3
Northern Pygmy-Owl						X			1
Northern Saw-whet Owl	X				X				2
Common Nighthawk			X						1
Black-chinned Hummingbird	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		7
Calliope Hummingbird	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		7
Rufous Hummingbird	X	X	X	X		X			5
Red-naped Sapsucker	X		X						2
Downy Woodpecker				X		X			2
Hairy Woodpecker	X				X	X	X		4
Northern Flicker	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
Pileated Woodpecker	X				X	X			3
Olive-sided Flycatcher	X								1
Western Wood-Pewee	X	X				X			3
Hammond's Flycatcher	X								1
Western Flycatcher	X				X	X		X	4
Cassin's Vireo	X		X		X	X			4
Warbling Vireo	X					X			2
Steller's Jay	X		X	X		X	X		5
Blue Jay							X		1
Steller's Jay X Blue Jay				X					1
Black-billed Magpie		X	X		X	X			4
American Crow		X		X		X	X		4
Common Raven	X	X	X		X	X			5
Tree Swallow			X			X			2
Violet-green Swallow	X	X	X	X	X	X			6
Black-capped Chickadee	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
Mountain Chickadee	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
Chestnut-backed Chickadee	X	X	X		X	X	X		6
Red-breasted Nuthatch		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	7
White-breasted Nuthatch				X					1
Pygmy Nuthatch	X	X		X	X	X		X	6
Brown Creeper					X				1
House Wren	X		X		X	X			4
Winter Wren	X								1
Golden-crowned Kinglet	X					X			2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	X		X		X	X			4
Western Bluebird			X						1
Mountain Bluebird						X			1
Swainson's Thrush	X								1
American Robin	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
Varied Thrush	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	7
Gray Catbird	X		X			X			3
European Starling				X		X	X		3
Bohemian Waxwing						X		X	2
Cedar Waxwing	X		X			X	X	X	5
Orange-crowned Warbler	X					X			2
Nashville Warbler	X								1
Yellow Warbler	X	X			X	X			4
Yellow-rumped Warbler	X		X		X	X	X		5
Townsend's Warbler	X								1
MacGillivray's Warbler	X								1
Western Tanager	X	X	X		X	X		X	6
Spotted Towhee	X		X		X	X			4
Chipping Sparrow	X		X			X			3
Song Sparrow		X		X	X	X			4
White-throated Sparrow						X			1
White-crowned Sparrow	X	X	X	X		X	X		6
Dark-eyed Junco	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
- “slate-colored”		X				X			2
Black-headed Grosbeak	X	X	X		X	X	X		6
Red-winged Blackbird		X		X		X			3
Brewer's Blackbird		X							1
Brown-headed Cowbird	X		X		X	X			4
Pine Grosbeak						X			1
Cassin's Finch	X		X	X	X	X		X	6
House Finch	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	7
Red Crossbill	X				X	X		X	4
Pine Siskin	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	7
American Goldfinch	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	7
Evening Grosbeak	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	7
House Sparrow		X		X		X	X		4