2013 YARDLIST CHALLENGE

Compiled by Doug Ward

We had a great year this year (2013) around our yards with fol up.  While a few yards had some misses with only four (4) species showing up at everybody’s place (Northern Flicker, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin, and “Oregon” Dark-eyed Junco), we had a lot of diversity with twenty-five (25) different species showing up only once.With several yards having water views, or water on their properties, we had a record number of waterfowl reported this year with thirteen (13) species of geese, swans, ducks, loons, grebes, and coots, including Hooded Mergansers reported by the Hanson’s’ and Struts’ which hadn’t been seen in at least the past five years.  While nobody had anything really rare show up, there were several notable sightings at nearly everyone’s place.  There was a Wilson’s Snipe in the Sheridan’s’ neighbor’s field, a Red-eyed Vireo was nice at Lisa Hardy’s place, Blue Jays at the Hanson’s’ and Sheridan’s’ weren’t expected, the Hanson’s also reported Bewick’s Wren, and the Ward’s had a couple of White-throated Sparrows.  The Buchlers had the only Northern Pygmy-Owl with the Krumpelman’s having Great Horned Owls along with the Buchlers, Hansons, and Wards.  Previously scarce Townsend’s Solitaires made a showing in three yards (Buchler, Callen, and Hardy) this year, but White-crowned Sparrows were only seen in three yards.  Also only seen in three yards were Ospreys (Hanson, Sturts, & Waring) which usually are seen by most. While the diversity that shows up around here is always fun, like the Grey Jay and Lazuli Buntings that showed up at the Moens, it is sometimes the regulars that make birding in the yard rewarding.  This year, with construction all around their place, the Zagars had a pair of “Western” Flycatchers nest and fledge a family from their porch making for an exciting summer.  Here is the table of what everyone saw in 2013 and good luck in 2014

Species

Buchler

Callen

Hanson

Hardy

Krumpelman

Moen

Sheridan

Sturts

Ward

Waring

Zagar

All Yards

1

Canada Goose

X

X

X

X

X

X

6

2

Tundra Swan

X

X

X

X

4

3

American Wigeon

X

1

4

Mallard

X

X

X

3

5

Ring-necked Duck

X

1

6

Bufflehead

X

X

2

7

Common Goldeneye

X

X

2

8

Hooded Merganser

X

X

2

9

Common Merganser

X

X

X

X

4

10

California Quail

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

7

11

Ring-necked Pheasant

X

X

2

12

Ruffed Grouse

X

X

X

3

13

Wild Turkey

X

X

X

X

X

5

14

Common Loon

X

1

15

Horned Grebe

X

1

16

Western Grebe

X

X

2

17

American White Pelican

X

1

18

Double-crested Cormorant

X

X

X

3

19

Great Blue Heron

X

X

X

X

4

20

Turkey Vulture

X

X

X

X

4

21

Osprey

X

X

X

3

22

Northern Harrier

X

1

23

Sharp-shinned Hawk

X

X

X

X

4

24

Cooper's Hawk

X

X

X

X

X

5

25

Bald Eagle

X

X

X

X

X

5

26

Red-tailed Hawk

X

X

X

3

27

American Coot

X

1

28

Killdeer

X

X

2

29

Wilson's Snipe

X

1

30

Ring-billed Gull

X

X

X

X

4

31

California Gull

X

1

Species

Buchler

Callen

Hanson

Hardy

Krumpelman

Moen

Sheridan

Sturts

Ward

Waring

Zagar

All Yards

gull sp.

X

X

X

3

32

Rock Pigeon

X

X

2

33

Eurasian Collared-Dove

X

1

34

Mourning Dove

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

9

35

Great Horned Owl

X

X

X

X

4

36

Northern Pygmy Owl

X

1

37

Common Nighthawk

X

X

X

X

4

38

Vaux's Swift

X

1

39

Black-chinned Hummingbird

X

X

X

X

X

X

6

40

Calliope Hummingbird

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

10

41

Rufous Hummingbird

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

7

42

Belted Kingfisher

X

X

X

3

43

Red-naped Sapsucker

X

1

44

Downy Woodpecker

X

X

X

X

X

X

6

45

Hairy Woodpecker

X

X

2

46

Northern Flicker

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

10

47

Pileated Woodpecker

X

X

X

X

4

48

Merlin

X

X

2

49

Olive-sided Flycatcher

X

1

50

Western Wood-Pewee

X

X

X

3

51

Hammond's Flycatcher

X

X

2

52

Western Flycatcher

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

7

53

Northern Shrike

X

1

54

Cassin's Vireo

X

X

2

55

Warbling Vireo

X

X

X

3

56

Red-eyed Vireo

X

1

57

Gray Jay

X

X

2

58

Steller's Jay

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

7

59

Blue Jay

X

X

2

60

Black-billed Magpie

X

X

X

X

X

5

61

American Crow

X

X

X

X

X

5

62

Common Raven

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

7

63

Tree Swallow

X

X

2

64

Violet-green Swallow

X

X

X

X

X

X

6

65

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

X

1

66

Barn Swallow

X

X

2

67

Black-capped Chickadee

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

10

68

Mountain Chickadee

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

9

69

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

7

Species

Buchler

Callen

Hanson

Hardy

Krumpelman

Moen

Sheridan

Sturts

Ward

Waring

Zagar

All Yards

70

Red-breasted Nuthatch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

9

71

White-breasted Nuthatch

X

X

2

72

Pygmy Nuthatch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

8

73

Brown Creeper

X

X

X

3

74

Bewick's Wren

X

1

75

House Wren

X

X

X

X

X

5

76

Pacific Wren

X

X

X

X

4

77

Golden-crowned Kinglet

X

X

X

3

78

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

X

1

79

Townsend’s Solitaire

X

X

X

3

80

Swainson's Thrush

X

X

2

81

American Robin

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

10

82

Varied Thrush

X

X

X

X

X

5

83

Gray Catbird

X

X

X

X

X

5

84

European Starling

X

X

X

X

4

85

Bohemian Waxwing

X

X

2

86

Cedar Waxwing

X

X

X

X

X

X

6

87

Orange-crowned Warbler

X

X

2

88

Nashville Warbler

X

X

2

89

Common Yellowthroat

X

1

90

Yellow Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

5

91

Yellow-rumped Warbler - "Audubon's"

X

X

X

X

X

X

6

92

Townsend's Warbler

X

X

2

93

MacGillivray's Warbler

X

X

2

94

Wilson's Warbler

X

1

95

Spotted Towhee

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

8

96

Chipping Sparrow

X

X

X

X

4

97

Song Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

7

98

Lincoln's Sparrow

X

1

99

White-throated Sparrow

X

1

100

White-crowned Sparrow

X

X

X

3

101

Dark-eyed Junco  - "Oregon"

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

11

Species

Buchler

Callen

Hanson

Hardy

Krumpelman

Moen

Sheridan

Sturts

Ward

Waring

Zagar

All Yards

- "Slate-colored"

X

X

X

3

102

Western Tanager

X

X

X

X

4

103

Black-headed Grosbeak

X

X

X

X

X

X

6

104

Lazuli Bunting

X

X

2

105

Red-winged Blackbird

X

X

X

X

4

106

Western Meadowlark

X

1

107

Brown-headed Cowbird

X

X

X

X

4

108

Bullock's Oriole

X

1

109

Pine Grosbeak

X

X

X

3

110

Cassin's Finch

X

X

X

X

X

5

111

House Finch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

9

112

Red Crossbill

X

X

X

X

X

5

113

Common Redpoll

X

X

X

3

114

Pine Siskin

X

X

X

X

X

5

115

American Goldfinch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

7

116

Evening Grosbeak

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

7

117

House Sparrow

X

X

X

3

Total species

71

33

56

32

9

41

20

52

86

26

18

117