We no longer keep detailed birding “lists” just for the sake of keeping lists, but we do keep records to track what happens where and when through the seasons and year by year. Today is New Year’s Day 2020 – and time to record how many birds were seen in our garden during the course of 2019
** A Total of 75 Species … as follows:
This list is in chronological sequence, starting 1 January 2019.
| Canada Goose – Branta canadensis |
| Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos |
| Mourning Dove – Zenaida macroura |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Archilochus colubris |
| Ring-billed Gull – Larus delawarensis |
| Turkey Vulture – Cathartes aura |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk – Accipiter striatus |
| Cooper’s Hawk – Accipiter cooperii |
| Red-tailed Hawk – Buteo jamaicensis |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – Sphyrapicus varius |
| Downy Woodpecker – Dryobates pubescens |
| Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus |
| Pileated Woodpecker – Dryocopus pileatus |
| Northern Flicker – Colaptes auratus |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee – Contopus virens |
| Least Flycatcher – Empidonax minimus |
| Eastern Phoebe – Sayornis phoebe |
| Great Crested Flycatcher – Myiarchus crinitus |
| Blue-headed Vireo – Vireo solitarius |
| Warbling Vireo – Vireo gilvus |
| Red-eyed Vireo – Vireo olivaceus |
| Northern Shrike – Lanius borealis |
| Blue Jay – Cyanocitta cristata |
| American Crow – Corvus brachyrhynchos |
| Common Raven – Corvus corax |
| Black-capped Chickadee – Poecile atricapillus |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet – Regulus satrapa |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet – Regulus calendula |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch – Sitta canadensis |
| White-breasted Nuthatch – Sitta carolinensis |
| Brown Creeper – Certhia americana |
| Carolina Wren – Thryothorus ludovicianus |
| European Starling – Sturnus vulgaris |
| Gray Catbird – Dumetella carolinensis |
| Brown Thrasher – Toxostoma rufum |
| Veery – Catharus fuscescens |
| Swainson’s Thrush – Catharus ustulatus |
| Hermit Thrush – Catharus guttatus |
| American Robin – Turdus migratorius |
| House Sparrow – Passer domesticus |
| 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-crowned Sparrow – Zonotrichia leucophrys |
| 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 |
| Northern Waterthrush – Parkesia noveboracensis |
| Black-and-white Warbler – Mniotilta varia |
| Nashville Warbler – Leiothlypis ruficapilla |
| American Redstart – Setophaga ruticilla |
| Cape May Warbler – Setophaga tigrina |
| Northern Parula – Setophaga americana |
| Magnolia Warbler – Setophaga magnolia |
| Bay-breasted Warbler – Setophaga castanea |
| Blackburnian Warbler – Setophaga fusca |
| Yellow Warbler – Setophaga petechia |
| Blackpoll Warbler – Setophaga striata |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler – Setophaga caerulescens |
| Palm Warbler – Setophaga palmarum |
| Pine Warbler – Setophaga pinus |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler – Setophaga coronata |
| Black-throated Green Warbler – Setophaga virens |
| Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis |
| Wilson’s Warbler – Cardellina pusilla |
| Northern Cardinal – Cardinalis cardinalis |
Common Redpoll
Red-tailed Hawk hanging out waiting for a snack to appear
Carolina Wrens
Both Carolina Wrens
American Robin
American Tree Sparrow
Blackburnian Warbler
Yollow Warbler arrives near the bottom of the waterfall and checks the surroundings
Yellow Warbler pauses to bathe in the bird spa
Hummingbirds came to the Cardinal flowers during August
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