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2006 YARDLIST CHALLENGE

Compiled by Lisa Hardy

We had 120 species reported, including two species new to the 7 year history of the challenge bringing our cumulative total to 171 species. We have had from 111 to 136 species reported in a given year, with the same 91 species reported every year from at least one yard. This year, eleven species were seen by all 8 yards, and thirty-three were seen by only a single yard lister. See the website for the complete tabulation.

Robert and Marcella Hanson report that a Western Flycatcher nested on the wall of their house, and the first fledgling was observed on July 5. They also had Hairy Woodpecker, American Robin and Gray Catbird nest in their yard. The woodpecker chicks were heard on May 14. The Hansons note that the Steller's Jays love their bearded American hazelnuts, and to a lesser extent, the walnuts, but so far have left the filberts alone. They enjoyed watching Western Grebes courting on the lake, and seeing Townsend's Solitaires which they had missed in 2005. They also saw a Golden Eagle on October 25, a new species for the “yardlist List”.

In town, Lynn Sheridan keeps a close eye on her house cats, and managed to successfully rescue an immature American Robin from the clutches of one of her cats. She was also successful in “rehabilitating” a stunned House Finch; after a night inside in a ventilated box, it was able to fly away in the morning.

The Buchlers saw the only Common Loon and Northern Pygmy Owl for 2006. Doug Ward saw the only Lincoln's Sparrow of the year, and added one new species to the all-time “yardlist List”, a Caspian Tern flyover. The Severtsons had Black-capped Chickadees and Violet-green Swallows nest in their yard, while a House Wren nest was built and abandoned. Male House Wrens typically build multiple nests and then the female selects the nest they will use from amongst them.

I had a nest of Red-naped Sapsuckers in a mountain ash snag. The young were quite vocal until they left the nest in mid-June. I was surprised to have Savannah Sparrows this spring; three of them were in the tops of the budding maples, catching flying insects. This was such a departure from the habitat in which I usually see them that I studied them from below for quite some time before I satisfied myself that there was no other possible identification.

Thank you, yardlisters, for sending in your observations!

2006 Results sorted by AOU order:

Below is table showing the complete results of the 2006 yardlist challenge. The list is sorted by AOU order.

Participants

KEB = Kris Buchler

DW = Doug Ward

LS = Lynn Sheridan

RMH = Robert and Marcella Hanson

LH = Lisa Hardy

SS = Shirley Sturts

JS = Jan Severtson

RC = Dick Cripe

JC = Janet Callen

	2006 CdA Audubon Yardlists	KEB	DW	LS	RMH	LH	SS	JS	RC	JC	TOTAL
	Species
1	Canada Goose	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	8
2	Tundra Swan				X						1
3	Wood Duck				X	X					2
4	Gadwall										0
5	American Wigeon						X				1
6	Mallard	X	X		X	X	X				5
7	Blue-winged Teal										0
8	Cinnamon Teal										0
9	Northern Shoveler										0
10	Green-winged Teal										0
11	Canvasback										0
12	Ring-necked Duck										0
13	Harlequin Duck										0
14	Bufflehead	X					X				2
15	Common Goldeneye	X					X				2
16	Barrow's Goldeneye										0
17	Hooded Merganser						X				1
18	Common Merganser	X			X	X	X				4
19	Red-breasted Merganser										0
20	Gray Partridge										0
21	Ring-necked Pheasant		X		X					X	3
22	Ruffed Grouse	X			X		X				3
23	Wild Turkey	X	X		X	X	X	X	X		7
24	California Quail	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	8
25	Northern Bobwhite										0
26	Common Loon	X									1
27	Pied-billed Grebe										0
28	Red-necked Grebe	X									1
29	Western Grebe				X						1
30	American White Pelican	X									1
31	Double-crested Cormorant	X									1
32	Great Blue Heron	X	X		X	X	X		X		6
33	Turkey Vulture	X			X						2
34	Osprey	X	X		X		X	X			5
35	Bald Eagle	X	X		X	X	X	X			6
36	Northern Harrier				X						1
37	Sharp-shinned Hawk	X	X		X					X	4
38	Cooper's Hawk	X	X								2
39	Northern Goshawk										0
40	Red-tailed Hawk	X	X		X			X		X	5
41	Rough-legged Hawk										0
41.5	Golden Eagle				X						1
42	American Kestrel				X						1
43	Merlin		X								1
44	Prairie Falcon										0
45	American Coot				X						1
46	Killdeer		X	X		X				X	4
47	Lesser Yellowlegs										0
48	Spotted Sandpiper										0
49	Wilson's Snipe										0
50	Ring-billed Gull	X	X	X			X				4
51	California Gull	X									1
51.5	Caspian Tern		X								1
52	Black Tern				X						1
53	Rock Pigeon		X							X	2
54	Mourning Dove	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	8
55	Barn Owl										0
56	Western Screech-Owl										0
57	Great Horned Owl		X		X		X	X			4
58	Northern Pygmy Owl	X									1
59	Barred Owl										0
60	Long-eared Owl										0
61	Common Nighthawk				X			X			2
62	Vaux's Swift					X					1
63	Black-chinned Hummingbird	X	X			X	X	X	X		6
64	Calliope Hummingbird	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
65	Broad-tailed Hummingbird										0
66	Rufous Hummingbird	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
67	Belted Kingfisher				X	X	X				3
68	Lewis's Woodpecker										0
69	Red-naped Sapsucker	X	X			X					3
70	Downy Woodpecker		X	X	X	X		X	X	X	7
71	Hairy Woodpecker	X			X		X	X	X		5
72	Northern Flicker - RS	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
73	Pileated Woodpecker	X	X		X	X	X	X	X		7
74	Olive-sided Flycatcher	X				X					2
75	Western Wood-Pewee	X	X			X			X	X	5
76	Willow Flycatcher					X					1
77	Least Flycatcher										0
78	Hammond's Flycatcher	X				X					2
79	Dusky Flycatcher										0
80	Western Flycatcher	X	X		X	X					4
81	Say's Phoebe										0
82	Western Kingbird										0
83	Eastern Kingbird				X						1
84	Northern Shrike	X				X					2
85	Cassin's Vireo	X	X			X					3
86	Warbling Vireo	X	X			X					3
87	Red-eyed Vireo										0
88	Gray Jay					X					1
89	Steller's Jay	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		8
90	Blue Jay		X								1
91	Clark's Nutcracker				X						1
92	Black-billed Magpie		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
93	American Crow	X	X	X	X				X	X	6
94	Common Raven	X	X		X	X	X	X		X	7
95	Horned Lark										0
96	Tree Swallow		X	X		X	X		X		5
97	Violet-green Swallow	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
98	Northern Rough-winged Swallow				X	X					2
99	Bank Swallow										0
100	Cliff Swallow										0
101	Barn Swallow		X		X						2
102	Black-capped Chickadee	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
103	Mountain Chickadee	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	8
104	Chestnut-backed Chickadee	X	X			X	X	X			5
105	Red-breasted Nuthatch	X	X	X	X		X	X	X		7
106	White-breasted Nuthatch						X				1
107	Pygmy Nuthatch	X	X	X	X		X	X		X	7
108	Brown Creeper		X		X	X	X		X	X	6
109	Bewick's Wren				X						1
110	House Wren	X	X				X	X			4
111	Winter Wren	X				X		X			3
112	American Dipper										0
113	Golden-crowned Kinglet	X	X		X	X					4
114	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	X	X			X	X			X	5
115	Western Bluebird										0
116	Mountain Bluebird										0
117	Townsend's Solitaire				X	X			X		3
118	Veery					X					1
119	Swainson's Thrush	X	X			X	X				4
120	Hermit Thrush										0
121	American Robin	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
122	Varied Thrush	X			X	X	X	X	X		6
123	Gray Catbird	X	X		X	X		X		X	6
124	European Starling		X	X	X	X			X	X	6
125	Bohemian Waxwing	X			X	X			X	X	5
126	Cedar Waxwing	X	X		X	X				X	5
127	Tennessee Warbler										0
128	Orange-crowned Warbler	X	X			X				X	4
129	Nashville Warbler		X			X					2
130	Yellow Warbler	X	X		X	X	X	X		X	7
131	Yellow-rumped Warbler	X	X		X	X		X		X	6
132	Townsend's Warbler	X				X					2
133	American Redstart					X					1
134	Northern Waterthrush					X					1
135	MacGillivray's Warbler	X				X					2
136	Common Yellowthroat										0
137	Wilson's Warbler	X	X								2
138	Western Tanager	X	X		X	X	X				5
139	Spotted Towhee	X	X		X	X	X	X			6
140	American Tree Sparrow										0
141	Chipping Sparrow	X	X		X	X					4
142	Vesper Sparrow										0
143	Savannah Sparrow					X					1
144	Fox Sparrow										0
145	Song Sparrow	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
146	Lincoln's Sparrow		X								1
147	White-throated Sparrow										0
148	White-crowned Sparrow	X	X	X				X		X	5
149	Dark-eyed Junco Oregon	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
150	Snow Bunting										0
151	Black-headed Grosbeak	X	X		X		X	X	X	X