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the yard list stands at 85

2006-12-29 - 9:57 a.m.

My yard list as of today:

  1. American White Pelican
  2. Double-crested Cormorant
  3. Great Blue Heron
  4. Great Egret
  5. Snowy Egret
  6. Green Heron
  7. White Ibis
  8. Snow Goose
  9. Black Vulture
  10. Turkey Vulture
  11. Swallow-tailed Kite
  12. Mississippi Kite
  13. Bald Eagle
  14. Northern Harrier
  15. Sharp-shinned Hawk
  16. Cooper's Hawk
  17. Red-shouldered Hawk
  18. Red-tailed Hawk
  19. Killdeer
  20. Rock Dove
  21. Eurasian Collared-Dove
  22. Mourning Dove
  23. Inca Dove
  24. Yellow-billed Cuckoo
  25. Chimney Swift
  26. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
  27. Black-chinned Hummingbird
  28. Calliope Hummingbird
  29. Red-headed Woodpecker
  30. Red-bellied Woodpecker
  31. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
  32. Downy Woodpecker
  33. Pileated Woodpecker
  34. Eastern Phoebe
  35. Great Crested Flycatcher
  36. Eastern Kingbird
  37. Purple Martin
  38. Tree Swallow
  39. Golden-crowned Kinglet
  40. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
  41. Cedar Waxwing
  42. Carolina Wren
  43. Gray Catbird
  44. Northern Mockingbird
  45. Brown Thrasher
  46. Eastern Bluebird
  47. Hermit Thrush
  48. American Robin
  49. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
  50. Carolina Chickadee
  51. Tufted Titmouse
  52. Brown-headed Nuthatch
  53. Loggerhead Shrike
  54. Blue Jay
  55. American Crow
  56. Fish Crow
  57. European Starling
  58. White-eyed Vireo
  59. Yellow-throated Vireo
  60. Blue-headed Vireo
  61. Red-eyed Vireo
  62. Orange-crowned Warbler
  63. Northern Parula
  64. Yellow-rumped Warbler
  65. Black-throated Green Warbler
  66. Pine Warbler
  67. Louisiana Waterthrush
  68. Common Yellowthroat
  69. Hooded Warbler
  70. Summer Tanager
  71. Savannah Sparrow
  72. Song Sparrow
  73. White-throated Sparrow
  74. Dark-eyed Junco
  75. Northern Cardinal
  76. Blue Grosbeak
  77. Indigo Bunting
  78. Red-winged Blackbird
  79. Boat-tailed Grackle
  80. Common Grackle
  81. Brown-headed Cowbird
  82. Orchard Oriole
  83. House Finch
  84. American Goldfinch
  85. House Sparrow

As usual, it's an airspace deal. The bird does not have to be in my yard to be counted. It has to be seen from my yard or from within my house. The best bird might be Calliope Hummingbird, as only a handful (I'm thinking less than 5) seem to be reported from my parish each year. The best summer bird might be Swallow-Tailed Kite, not a rarity, but just for all-round coolness and swooping low over the house like it's thinking of catching something bigger than a dragonfly. Such as a plump, juicy Peachfront Conure. (Just kidding, guys!)

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