This yard list tracks the first observation of each species in, or from, our yard. In keeping with commonly accepted yard list rules, a species can be added to the list if someone with at least one foot in the yard sees or hears it. We moved into this condo on the 28th of Aug, 2012, so I am starting the yard list on the 29th, our first full day. Current total = 159 species (75 birds, 5 mammals, 1 amphibian, 1 reptile, 23 insects, 2 arachnids, 2 chilopods).
29-Aug-2012 Western Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
29-Aug-2012 Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
29-Aug-2012 Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
29-Aug-2012 Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
29-Aug-2012 California Gull (Larus californicus)
29-Aug-2012 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
29-Aug-2012 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
29-Aug-2012 Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
29-Aug-2012 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
29-Aug-2012 Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
29-Aug-2012 Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
30-Aug-2012 American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
30-Aug-2012 Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
30-Aug-2012 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
30-Aug-2012 House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
31-Aug-2012 Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
4-Sep-2012 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
4-Sep-2012 Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
10-Sep-2012 Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii)
16-Sep-2012 Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
17-Sep-2012 House Mouse (Mus musculus)
18-Sep-2012 Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
18-Sep-2012 Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
24-Sep-2012 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
24-Sep-2012 White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
27-Sep-2012 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
27-Sep-2012 American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
30-Sep-2012 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
1-Oct-2012 Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata)
1-Oct-2012 Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
1-Oct-2012 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
5-Oct-2012 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
9-Oct-2012 Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
10-Oct-2012 Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
15-Oct-2012 Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
24-Oct-2012 American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
25-Oct-2012 Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
19-Nov-2012 Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
2-Dec-2012 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
5-Dec-2012 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
12-Dec-2012 Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
3-Jan-2013 Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
4-Jan-2013 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
10-Jan-2013 Domestic Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
8-Feb-2013 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
11-Feb-2013 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
3-Mar-2013 American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
4-Mar-2013 Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
11-Mar-2013 Pacific Tree Frog (Pseudacris regilla)
17-Mar-2013 Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)
3-Apr-2013 Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swansonii)
3-Apr-2013 Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
10-Apr-2013 Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
12-Apr-2013 Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
13-Apr-2013 7-Spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
14-Apr-2013 White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
16-Apr-2013 Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
18-Apr-2013 Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa varipuncta)
18-Apr-2013 Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius)
20-Apr-2013 Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
20-Apr-2013 House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)
21-Apr-2013 MacGillivray’s Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei)
24-Apr-2013 Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
25-Apr-2013 Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
25-Apr-2013 Great Egret (Ardea alba)
25-Apr-2013 Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
26-Apr-2013 Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
12-May-2013 Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)
14-May-2013 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
18-May-2013 Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
19-May-2013 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
19-May-2013 Grey Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
28-May-2013 Common-checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
31-May-2013 Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
7-Jun-2013 Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
1-July-2013 Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
14-Aug-2013 Small White (Pieris rapae)
28-Aug-2013 Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
28-Aug-2013 Carolina Sphinx Moth (Manduca sexta)
17-Sep-2013 Field Cricket (Gryllinae sp.)
24-Sep-2013 Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
25-Sep-2013 Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens)
13-Nov-2013 Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttallii)
15-Dec-2013 Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
12-Feb-2014 Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
25-Feb-2014 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
19-Mar-2014 California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
11-Apr-2014 Garden Centipede (Lithobius forficatus)
26-Apr-2014 Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)
6-Jun-2014 California Darner (Rhionaeschna californica)
12-Jul-2014 Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)
15-Jul-2014 Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)
24-Jul-2014 California Angle-wing Katydid (Microcentrum californicum)
29-Jul-2014 Great Black Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus)
29-Jul-2014 Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida)
25-Aug-2014 Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
28-Aug-2014 Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)
5-Sep-2014 Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
15-Sep-2014 Western Blood-red Lady Beetle (Cycloneda polita)
22-Sep-2014 Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
1-Nov-2014 Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
16-Nov-2014 Genista Broom Moth (Uresiphita reversalis)
20-Nov-2014 Merlin (Falco columbarius)
1-Jan-2015 Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
23-Jan-2015 Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
25-Mar-2015 Many-spotted Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
26-Mar-2015 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
14-Aug-2015 Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
14-Feb-2016 Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
20-Feb-2016 Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
5-Jul-2017 House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
21-Nov-2020 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
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