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Pirate name: Poncy Henry Goodfellow
I never thought of keeping a backyard list until someone mentioned it here on this forum. I went through my life list and checked off the birds seen in my yard, and I was pretty surprised.

Blacked-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
House Sparrow
Common Grackle
Euro. Starling
Wood Thrush
American Goldfinch
American Robin
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Brown Creeper
Blue Jay
Turkey Vulture (flying over yard)
Ring-billed Gull (flying over yard)
Wilson's Warbler
Hairy Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Downey Woodpecker
Fox Sparrow
Black-eyed Junko
Screech Owl
House Wren
Tree Swallow
Brown-headed Cowbird
White-throated Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch
Northern Cardinal
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-winged Blackbird
American Tree Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
White-crowned Sparrow

Michael Stetz
Lakewood, Ohio
 
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Here's my list (includes fly-overs, marked *):

Great Cormorant *
Grey Heron *
Mute Swan *
Whooper Swan *
Greylag Goose *
Canada Goose *
Mallard *
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon *
Golden Plover *
Lapwing *
Woodcock *
Whimbrel *
Curlew *
Laughing Gull *
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Lesser Black-back Gull
Yellow-legged Gull *
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull *
Great Black-back Gull *
Rock Dove
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Tawny Owl
Swift
Alpine Swift *
Kingfisher *
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Sky Lark *
Sand Martin *
Barn Swallow
House Martin
Meadow Pipit *
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Waxwing
(Winter) Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Redstart
Ring Ouzel
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Redwing
Mistle Thrush
Lesser Whitethroat
Whitethroat
Garden Warbler
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Goldcrest
Spotted Flycatcher
Long-tailed Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook *
Carrion Crow
Hooded Crow *
Starling
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Chaffinch
Brambling
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Siskin
Linnet
Lesser Redpoll
Crossbill *
Bullfinch
Hawfinch
Yellowhammer *
 
Durn good lists. How long have you been keeping yours for, Michael?

Of course, flyovers are uncountable unless they pass within the vertical column of infinite height defined by the ground dimensions of your property.

I keep an In-the-Yard List List (18 species) and a From-the-Yard List (a further 13 species). Since August 1998.
 
Michael Frankis said:
Three there that I've got (Rock Dove, Starling, House Sparrow)

BTW, Rock Dove & Rock Pigeon are the same thing ;)

Michael
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Sorry, I meant Mourning Dove. I went in and fixed it. Thanks.

Mike
 
Hey Charles,

The Ring-billed gull was a flyover. I live about a half mile from Lake Erie. I've been keeping a list for about 3 years, when I got hooked on all this durn stuff. My life list is only 9 away from 200. Maybe this year!!!

Mike
 
Damn nice list Michael. You most have a big backyard? I live in a city where the lots are right next to each other. I also live about 30 feet from the railroad.

Mike
 
Charles Harper said:
Even different genera, according to my books, Darren.
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Hmmm, well an old chap I knew in Suffolk always referred to Tawny as Screech. I'll have to go visit the old bugger and put him right then, he's never ventured further than Ipswich in his life!
 
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