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2002 YARDLIST CHALLENGE

 

The results are in...we had 121 species from 10 yards this past year compared to 117 species from 13 yards in 2001. We had only 105 species in common to both years, losing 12 while gaining 16 other birds in 2002.

 

A whopping 7 species were seen by all participating listers: Canada Goose, Northern Flicker, American Robin, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Pine Siskin and Evening Grosbeak.

 

Twenty-six species (21%) were seen by only one participant.

 

Some waterbird highlights were the Double-crested Cormorant seen by Kris Buchler, Barrow’s Goldeneye seen by Laura Bayless, and the American Wigeon seen by Shirley Sturts. Northern birds of prey were well represented by Steve Lindsay’s Northern Goshawk, Lynn Sheridan’s Northern Harrier and Janet Callen’s Northern Shrike. Landbird highlights included the Severtson’s Gray Catbird, the Waring’s Brewer’s Blackbird, and Theresa Potts’ White-throated Sparrow.

 

Lynn Sheridan’s favorite bird of the year was a Varied Thrush, which, unexpectedly for this elusive species, showed up for all but one participant in the challenge.

 

Jan Severtson’s favorite, the dramatic Pileated Woodpecker, showed up on 4 lists.

 

The yardlist challenge can be viewed as a challenge to ourselves, testing our observational skills and, at least for me personally, our ability to remember to write it down. The sense of accomplishment that comes from adding another species to the list is impetus to spend a little extra time scanning through a flock for an oddball, such as a White-winged Crossbill amongst the  Red Crossbills, or a Fox Sparrow in with the Song Sparrows. I hope your 2003 lists are starting to shape up!

 

AOU CHECKLIST ORDER:

 

SPECIES

JC

SL

TP

JHS

LS

JPW

KB

LB

LH

SS

total 2002

TOTAL SPECIES

51

27

50

46

31

44

70

54

79

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Loon

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

 

x

3

Western Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

Red-necked Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

2

Double-crested Cormorant

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

2

Great Blue Heron

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

x

x

4

Tundra Swan

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

2

Canada Goose

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

Green-winged Teal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

Mallard

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

4

American Wigeon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

1

Canvasback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

Common Goldeneye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

3

Barrow's Goldeneye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

Bufflehead

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

 

x

3

Hooded Merganser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

1

Common Merganser

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

 

3

Red-breasted Merganser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

Turkey Vulture

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Osprey

 

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

8

Bald Eagle

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

x

5

Northern Harrier

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

1

Sharp-shinned Hawk

x

x

x

 

 

x

x

 

x

 

6

Cooper's Hawk

 

 

 

x

 

x

x

 

x

 

4

Northern Goshawk

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Red-tailed Hawk

x

x

x

 

x

 

x

 

x

 

6

Merlin

 

x

 

x

 

 

x

 

 

 

3

Ring-necked Pheasant

x

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Ruffed Grouse

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

4

Wild Turkey

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

x

x

 

4

California Quail

x

 

x

x

x

 

x

 

 

x

6

Killdeer

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

3

Lesser Yellowlegs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

Spotted Sandpiper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

1

Ring-billed Gull

 

x

 

 

x

 

x

 

x

x

5

gull spp.

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

 

 

 

2

Rock Dove

x

x

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

3

Mourning Dove

x

 

x

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

6

Great Horned Owl

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Northern Pygmy Owl

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

1

Common Nighthawk

x

x

x

x

 

x

 

 

x

 

6

Vaux's Swift

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Black-chinned Hummingbird

 

 

x

x

 

x

x

 

 

x

5

Calliope Hummingbird

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

8

Rufous Hummingbird

x

 

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8

Belted Kingfisher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

3

Red-naped Sapsucker

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

 

x

 

3

Downy Woodpecker

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

8

Hairy Woodpecker

 

 

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

7

Northern Flicker

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

Pileated Woodpecker

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

x

x

 

4

Olive-sided Flycatcher

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Western Wood-Peewee

 

x

x

x

 

 

x

 

x

 

5

Willow Flycatcher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

1

Hammond's Flycatcher

x

 

x

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

4

Western Flycatcher

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Empidonax spp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

1

Tree Swallow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

3

Violet-green Swallow

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

9

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

1

Barn Swallow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

 

2

Steller's Jay

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

6

Blue Jay

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Clark's Nutcracker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

Black-billed Magpie

x

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

American Crow

x

x

x

 

x

x

 

x

 

 

6

Common Raven

x

x

x

x

 

 

x

x

x

x

8

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

x

x

9

White-breasted Nuthatch

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

3

Pygmy Nuthatch

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

 

x

8

Brown Creeper

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

4

House Wren

x

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

x

3

Winter Wren

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

x

x

 

3

American Dipper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

Golden-crowned Kinglet

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

 

3

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

x

 

x

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

4

Townsend's Solitaire

x

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

3

Veery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

1

Swainson's Thrush

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

4

Hermit Thrush

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

2

American Robin

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

Varied Thrush

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

Gray Catbird

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Bohemian Waxwing

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Cedar Waxwing

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

x

x

 

6

Northern Shrike

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

European Starling

x

x

 

 

x

x

 

 

x

 

5

Cassin's Vireo

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Warbling Vireo

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Red-eyed Vireo

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Orange-crowned Warbler

x

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

3

Nashville Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Yellow Warbler

 

 

x

x

 

x

 

 

x

 

4

Yellow-rumped Warbler

x

 

x

 

 

x

x

 

x

 

5

Townsend's Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Northern Waterthrush

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

1

MacGillivray's Warbler

x

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

 

4

Common Yellowthroat

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Wilson's Warbler

x

 

x

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

3

Western Tanager

 

 

x

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

3

Black-headed Grosbeak

x

 

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

8

Spotted Towhee

x

 

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

8

Chipping Sparrow

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

3

Fox Sparrow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

1

Song Sparrow

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

White-throated Sparrow

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

White-crowned Sparrow

x

 

x

 

x

x

x

 

x

x

7

Dark-eyed Junco

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

Red-winged Blackbird

x

 

x

x

 

x

 

 

x

x

6

Western Meadowlark

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

2

Brewer's Blackbird

x

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

2

Brown-headed Cowbird

 

 

x

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

5

Bullock's Oriole

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Cassin's Finch

x

 

 

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

7

House Finch

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

Red Crossbill

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

8

Common Redpoll

x

x

 

 

x

x

x

 

 

 

5

Pine Siskin

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

American Goldfinch

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

 

 

 

6

Evening Grosbeak

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

House Sparrow

x

x

 

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51

27

50

46

31

44

70

54

79

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

slate-colored junco

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

x

x

 

Steller's X Blue Jay hybrid

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

SPECIES

JC

SL

TP

JHS

LS

JPW

KB

LB

LH

SS

total 2002

Canada Goose

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

Northern Flicker

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

American Robin

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

Song Sparrow

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

Dark-eyed Junco

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

Pine Siskin

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

Evening Grosbeak

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

Violet-green Swallow

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

9

Red-breasted Nuthatch

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

Varied Thrush

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

House Finch

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

Osprey

 

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

8

Calliope Hummingbird

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

8

Rufous Hummingbird

x

 

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8

Downy Woodpecker

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

8

Common Raven

x

x

x

x

 

 

x

x

x

x

8

Black-capped Chickadee

 

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8

Mountain Chickadee

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

8

Pygmy Nuthatch

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

 

x

8

Black-headed Grosbeak

x

 

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

8

Spotted Towhee

x

 

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

8

Red Crossbill

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

8

Hairy Woodpecker

 

 

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

7

White-crowned Sparrow

x

 

x

 

x

x

x

 

x

x

7

Cassin's Finch

x

 

 

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

7

Sharp-shinned Hawk

x

x

x

 

 

x

x

 

x

 

6

Red-tailed Hawk

x

x

x

 

x

 

x

 

x

 

6

California Quail

x

 

x

x

x

 

x

 

 

x

6

Mourning Dove

x

 

x

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

6

Common Nighthawk

x

x

x

x

 

x

 

 

x

 

6

Steller's Jay

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

6

American Crow

x

x

x

 

x

x

 

x

 

 

6

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

 

 

 

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

6

Cedar Waxwing

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

x

x

 

6

Red-winged Blackbird

x

 

x

x

 

x

 

 

x

x

6

American Goldfinch

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

 

 

 

6

Bald Eagle

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

x

5

Ring-billed Gull

 

x

 

 

x

 

x

 

x

x

5

Black-chinned Hummingbird

 

 

x

x

 

x

x

 

 

x

5

Western Wood-Peewee

 

x

x

x

 

 

x

 

x

 

5

European Starling

x

x

 

 

x

x

 

 

x

 

5

Yellow-rumped Warbler

x

 

x

 

 

x

x

 

x

 

5

Brown-headed Cowbird

 

 

x

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

5

Common Redpoll

x

x

 

 

x

x

x

 

 

 

5

Great Blue Heron

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

x

x

4

Mallard

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

4

Cooper's Hawk

 

 

 

x

 

x

x

 

x

 

4

Ruffed Grouse

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

x

4

Wild Turkey

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

x

x

 

4

Pileated Woodpecker

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

x

x

 

4

Hammond's Flycatcher

x

 

x

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

4

Black-billed Magpie

x

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Brown Creeper

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

4

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

x

 

x

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

4

Swainson's Thrush

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

4

Yellow Warbler

 

 

x

x

 

x

 

 

x

 

4

MacGillivray's Warbler

x

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

 

4

House Sparrow

x

x

 

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

4

Common Loon

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

 

x

3

Common Goldeneye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

3

Bufflehead

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

 

x

3

Common Merganser

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

 

3

Merlin

 

x

 

x

 

 

x

 

 

 

3

Killdeer

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

3

Rock Dove

x

x

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

3

Belted Kingfisher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

3

Red-naped Sapsucker

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

 

x

 

3

Tree Swallow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

x

3

White-breasted Nuthatch

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

3

House Wren

x

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

x

3

Winter Wren

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

x

x

 

3

Golden-crowned Kinglet

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

 

3

Townsend's Solitaire

x

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

3

Orange-crowned Warbler

x

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

3

Wilson's Warbler

x

 

x

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

3

Western Tanager

 

 

x

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

3

Chipping Sparrow

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

3

Red-necked Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

2

Double-crested Cormorant

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

2

Tundra Swan

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

2

Turkey Vulture

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Ring-necked Pheasant

x

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

gull spp.

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

 

 

 

2

Vaux's Swift

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Olive-sided Flycatcher

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Western Flycatcher

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Barn Swallow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

 

2

Hermit Thrush

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

2

Bohemian Waxwing

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Cassin's Vireo

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Warbling Vireo

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Red-eyed Vireo

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Nashville Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Townsend's Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

2

Western Meadowlark

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

2

Brewer's Blackbird

x

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

2

Western Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

Green-winged Teal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

American Wigeon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

1

Canvasback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

Barrow's Goldeneye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

Hooded Merganser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

1

Red-breasted Merganser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

Northern Harrier

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

1

Northern Goshawk

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Lesser Yellowlegs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

Spotted Sandpiper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

1

Great Horned Owl

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Northern Pygmy Owl

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

1

Willow Flycatcher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

1

Empidonax spp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

1

Blue Jay

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Clark's Nutcracker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

American Dipper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

1

Veery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

1

Gray Catbird

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Northern Shrike

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Northern Waterthrush

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

1

Common Yellowthroat

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Fox Sparrow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

1

White-throated Sparrow

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Bullock's Oriole

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51

27

50

46

31

44

70

54

79

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

slate-colored junco

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

x

x

 

Steller's X Blue Jay hybrid

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

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