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Results
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
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2006 CdA Audubon
Yardlists |
KEB |
DW |
LS |
RMH |
LH |
SS |
JS |
RC |
JC |
TOTAL |
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Species |
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1 |
Canada Goose |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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X |
8 |
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2 |
Tundra Swan |
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X |
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1 |
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3 |
Wood Duck |
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X |
X |
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2 |
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4 |
Gadwall |
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0 |
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5 |
American Wigeon |
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X |
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1 |
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6 |
Mallard |
X |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
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5 |
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7 |
Blue-winged Teal |
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0 |
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8 |
Cinnamon Teal |
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0 |
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9 |
Northern Shoveler |
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0 |
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10 |
Green-winged Teal |
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0 |
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11 |
Canvasback |
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0 |
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12 |
Ring-necked Duck |
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0 |
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13 |
Harlequin Duck |
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0 |
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14 |
Bufflehead |
X |
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X |
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2 |
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15 |
Common Goldeneye |
X |
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X |
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2 |
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16 |
Barrow's Goldeneye |
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0 |
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17 |
Hooded Merganser |
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X |
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1 |
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18 |
Common Merganser |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
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4 |
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19 |
Red-breasted Merganser |
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0 |
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20 |
Gray Partridge |
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0 |
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21 |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
X |
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X |
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X |
3 |
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22 |
Ruffed Grouse |
X |
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X |
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X |
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3 |
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23 |
Wild Turkey |
X |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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7 |
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24 |
California Quail |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
8 |
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25 |
Northern Bobwhite |
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0 |
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26 |
Common Loon |
X |
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1 |
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27 |
Pied-billed Grebe |
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0 |
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28 |
Red-necked Grebe |
X |
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1 |
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29 |
Western Grebe |
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X |
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1 | |