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2008 YARDLIST CHALLENGE

Compiled by Lisa Hardy

We had an interesting tie in 2008 for total number of species seen from a single yard - 69 - between the Buchler, Hanson and Ward yards. The first two have water views, and the third is near the water; generally it is the species associated with water that can really beef up the species count. The Hansons observed two new species never before tallied on the yardlist challenge - Northern Pintail and Sandhill Crane.

A total of 110 species were reported from 11 yards, with 6 species reported from all yards - Northern Flicker, Steller's Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco and Pine Siskin. Seventy-five species were reported from between 2 and 10 yards, while 29 species were reported from only a single yard each, for example, the Common Loon spotted by Shirley. I was surprised that we had no reports of Northern Pygmy-Owl, though the other feeder predators were in evidence - Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks, and Merlin.

Bob Hanson reported an unusual flyover of at least 26 Common Nighthawks. Nesting activity was noted in many yards, including House Wrens and Tree Swallows in Donni Moen's yard, House Wrens at the Severtson's, Western Flycatcher and Northern Rough-winged Swallow at the Hanson's.

A big thamk you to all participants! The complete list can be found on the website.

2008 YARDLIST CHALLENGE

Albertson

Buchler

Callen

Cripe

Hanson

Moen

Severtson

Sheridan

Sturts

Ward

Waring

yards

Canada Goose

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

7

Tundra Swan

x

x

2

Wood Duck

x

x

2

American Wigeon

x

1

Mallard

x

x

x

x

4

Northern Pintail

x

1

Bufflehead

x

x

2

Common Goldeneye

x

1

Common Merganser

x

x

x

3

Ring-necked Pheasant

x

x

x

3

Ruffed Grouse

x

x

2

Wild Turkey

x

x

x

x

x

5

California Quail

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

Common Loon

x

1

Pied-billed Grebe

x

1

Red-necked Grebe

x

1

Western Grebe

x

1

Double-crested Cormorant

x

1

Great Blue Heron

x

x

x

x

4

Turkey Vulture

x

x

x

3

Osprey

x

x

x

x

x

x

6

Bald Eagle

x

x

x

x

4

Northern Harrier

x

1

Sharp-shinned Hawk

x

x

x

x

x

x

6

Cooper's Hawk

x

x

2

Red-tailed Hawk

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

7

American Kestrel

x

1

Merlin

x

x

2

American Coot

x

1

Sandhill Crane

x

1

Killdeer

x

x

2

Ring-billed Gull

x

x

x

x

x

5

Rock Pigeon

x

1

Mourning Dove

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

Great Horned Owl

x

x

x

3

Common Nighthawk

x

x

x

3

Black-chinned Hummingbird

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8

Calliope Hummingbird

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

Rufous Hummingbird

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

Belted Kingfisher

x

1

Red-naped Sapsucker

x

x

2

Downy Woodpecker

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8

Hairy Woodpecker

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8

Northern Flicker - RS

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

11

Pileated Woodpecker

x

x

x

x

4

Western Wood-Pewee

x

x

x

x

x

5

Hammond's Flycatcher

x

1

Dusky Flycatcher

x

1

Western Flycatcher

x

x

x

3

Eastern Kingbird

x

1

Cassin's Vireo

x

x

2

Warbling Vireo

x

x

2

Steller's Jay

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

11

Blue Jay

x

1

Black-billed Magpie

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

7

American Crow

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

7

Common Raven

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

7

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

Cliff Swallow

x

1

Black-capped Chickadee

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

11

Mountain Chickadee

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

x

x

x

x

x

x

6

Red-breasted Nuthatch

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

White-breasted Nuthatch

x

x

2

Pygmy Nuthatch

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

7

Brown Creeper

x

x

2

Bewick's Wren

x

1

House Wren

x

x

x

x

4

Winter Wren

x

1

Golden-crowned Kinglet

x

x

x

3

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

x

x

x

x

4

Western Bluebird

x

1

Mountain Bluebird

x

1

Townsend's Solitaire

x

1

Swainson's Thrush

x

x

x

3

American Robin

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

11

Varied Thrush

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

7

Gray Catbird

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

7

European Starling

x

x

x

x

x

x

6

Bohemian Waxwing

x

x

x

3

Cedar Waxwing

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8

Orange-crowned Warbler

x

x

2

Yellow Warbler

x

x

x

x

x

x

6

Yellow-rumped Warbler

x

x

x

x

x

5

Townsend's Warbler

x

1

MacGillivray's Warbler

x

x

2

Wilson's Warbler

x

x

2

Western Tanager

x

x

2

Spotted Towhee

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8

Chipping Sparrow

x

x

x

x

x

5

Song Sparrow

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8

Lincoln's Sparrow

x

1

White-throated Sparrow

x

1

White-crowned 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

x

11

Black-headed Grosbeak

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

Lazuli Bunting

x

x

2

Red-winged Blackbird

x

x

x

x

4

Brewer's Blackbird

x

x

2

Brown-headed Cowbird

x

x

x

x

x

x

6

Bullock's Oriole

x

1

Cassin's Finch

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

House Finch

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

Red Crossbill

x

x

x

x

x

x

6

Pine Siskin

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

11

American Goldfinch

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

9

Evening Grosbeak

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

House Sparrow

x

x

x

x

4

duck sp.

x

1

gull sp.

x

x

2

Steller's X Blue Jay

x

x

2

Dark-eyed Junco slate-colored

x

x

2

TOTAL SPECIES

16

69

43

38

69

38

44

34

43

69

23

110