61 species of birds in the garden during 2018
Every year we keep detailed lists of the birds we see in our garden – admittedly we do have advantages over some home owners in that we designed and plant and maintain with wildlife in mine, we have a lot of native species and we put up a range of feeders with lots of meal choices on the menus … but mostly we keep binoculars by the windows and try to be always on the look out.
The “lifetime” list for this garden (since 1998) is 115 species.
Species in Taxonomic Sequence
| Canada Goose – Branta canadensis |
| Mourning Dove – Zenaida macroura |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo – Coccyzus americanus |
| Chimney Swift – Chaetura pelagica |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Archilochus colubris |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk – Accipiter striatus |
| Cooper’s Hawk – Accipiter cooperii |
| Barred Owl – Strix varia |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – Sphyrapicus varius |
| Downy Woodpecker – Dryobates pubescens |
| Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus |
| Pileated Woodpecker – Dryocopus pileatus |
| Northern Flicker – Colaptes auratus |
| Eastern Phoebe – Sayornis phoebe |
| Great Crested Flycatcher – Myiarchus crinitus |
| Warbling Vireo – Vireo gilvus |
| Red-eyed Vireo – Vireo olivaceus |
| Blue Jay – Cyanocitta cristata |
| American Crow – Corvus brachyrhynchos |
| Common Raven – Corvus corax |
| Black-capped Chickadee – Poecile atricapillus |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch – Sitta canadensis |
| White-breasted Nuthatch – Sitta carolinensis |
| Carolina Wren – Thryothorus ludovicianus |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet – Regulus satrapa |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet – Regulus calendula |
| Hermit Thrush – Catharus guttatus |
| American Robin – Turdus migratorius |
| Gray Catbird – Dumetella carolinensis |
| European Starling – Sturnus vulgaris |
| Cedar Waxwing – Bombycilla cedrorum |
| House Finch – Haemorhous mexicanus |
| Purple Finch – Haemorhous purpureus |
| Common Redpoll – Acanthis flammea |
| Pine Siskin – Spinus pinus |
| American Goldfinch – Spinus tristis |
| Chipping Sparrow – Spizella passerina |
| American Tree Sparrow – Spizelloides arborea |
| Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca |
| Dark-eyed Junco – Junco hyemalis |
| White-throated Sparrow – Zonotrichia albicollis |
| Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia |
| Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula |
| Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus |
| Brown-headed Cowbird – Molothrus ater |
| Common Grackle – Quiscalus quiscula |
| Black-and-white Warbler – Mniotilta varia |
| Nashville Warbler – Oreothlypis ruficapilla |
| American Redstart – Setophaga ruticilla |
| Northern Parula – Setophaga americana |
| Magnolia Warbler – Setophaga magnolia |
| Bay-breasted Warbler – Setophaga castanea |
| Blackburnian Warbler – Setophaga fusca |
| Yellow Warbler – Setophaga petechia |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler – Setophaga pensylvanica |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler – Setophaga coronata |
| Black-throated Green Warbler – Setophaga virens |
| Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis |
| Northern Cardinal – Cardinalis cardinalis |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak – Pheucticus ludovicianus |
| House Sparrow – Passer domesticus |
Species in first seen date sequence
| Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus | 01 Jan 2018 |
| Blue Jay – Cyanocitta cristata | 01 Jan 2018 |
| Black-capped Chickadee – Poecile atricapillus | 01 Jan 2018 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch – Sitta carolinensis | 01 Jan 2018 |
| American Goldfinch – Spinus tristis | 01 Jan 2018 |
| Dark-eyed Junco – Junco hyemalis | 01 Jan 2018 |
| Northern Cardinal – Cardinalis cardinalis | 01 Jan 2018 |
| American Crow – Corvus brachyrhynchos | 02 Jan 2018 |
| Cooper’s Hawk – Accipiter cooperii | 07 Jan 2018 |
| Pine Siskin – Spinus pinus | 13 Jan 2018 |
| Mourning Dove – Zenaida macroura | 25 Jan 2018 |
| Pileated Woodpecker – Dryocopus pileatus | 26 Jan 2018 |
| House Finch – Haemorhous mexicanus | 30 Jan 2018 |
| Common Raven – Corvus corax | 02 Feb 2018 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch – Sitta canadensis | 24 Feb 2018 |
| Downy Woodpecker – Dryobates pubescens | 25 Feb 2018 |
| Carolina Wren – Thryothorus ludovicianus | 25 Feb 2018 |
| Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus | 21 Mar 2018 |
| American Robin – Turdus migratorius | 28 Mar 2018 |
| Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia | 31 Mar 2018 |
| Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca | 01 Apr 2018 |
| Canada Goose – Branta canadensis | 02 Apr 2018 |
| American Tree Sparrow – Spizelloides arborea | 02 Apr 2018 |
| House Sparrow – Passer domesticus | 02 Apr 2018 |
| European Starling – Sturnus vulgaris | 03 Apr 2018 |
| Common Grackle – Quiscalus quiscula | 08 Apr 2018 |
| Purple Finch – Haemorhous purpureus | 15 Apr 2018 |
| Eastern Phoebe – Sayornis phoebe | 23 Apr 2018 |
| White-throated Sparrow – Zonotrichia albicollis | 23 Apr 2018 |
| Northern Flicker – Colaptes auratus | 24 Apr 2018 |
| Chipping Sparrow – Spizella passerina | 24 Apr 2018 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird – Molothrus ater | 24 Apr 2018 |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet – Regulus satrapa | 24 Apr 2018 |
| Barred Owl – Strix varia | 09 May 2018 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Archilochus colubris | 11 May 2018 |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak – Pheucticus ludovicianus | 11 May 2018 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet – Regulus calendula | 11 May 2018 |
| Black-and-white Warbler – Mniotilta varia | 11 May 2018 |
| Magnolia Warbler – Setophaga magnolia | 12 May 2018 |
| Blackburnian Warbler – Setophaga fusca | 13 May 2018 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler – Setophaga coronata | 13 May 2018 |
| Nashville Warbler – Oreothlypis ruficapilla | 13 May 2018 |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler – Setophaga pensylvanica | 21 May 2018 |
| Red-eyed Vireo – Vireo olivaceus | 27 May 2018 |
| Chimney Swift – Chaetura pelagica | 28 Jul 2018 |
| Yellow Warbler – Setophaga petechia | 06 Aug 2018 |
| Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis | 18 Aug 2018 |
| American Redstart – Setophaga ruticilla | 20 Aug 2018 |
| Black-throated Green Warbler – Setophaga virens | 20 Aug 2018 |
| Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula | 27 Aug 2018 |
| Warbling Vireo – Vireo gilvus | 02 Sep 2018 |
| Bay-breasted Warbler – Setophaga castanea | 04 Sep 2018 |
| Cedar Waxwing – Bombycilla cedrorum | 09 Sep 2018 |
| Northern Parula – Setophaga americana | 20 Sep 2018 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher – Myiarchus crinitus | 04 Oct 2018 |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – Sphyrapicus varius | 04 Oct 2018 |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo – Coccyzus americanus | 11 Oct 2018 |
| Hermit Thrush – Catharus guttatus | 20 Oct 2018 |
| Common Redpoll – Acanthis flammea | 29 Oct 2018 |
| Gray Catbird – Dumetella carolinensis | 10 Nov 2018 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk – Accipiter striatus | 20 Nov 2018 |
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