Garden (Yard) List 2013 (1 Viewer)

[halftwo]

A new month & much movement despite the grey skies. This included

43 : Mallard (started their aerial courtship)
44 : Golden plover - a flock of 40 swirling around!

EDIT : And, before I left this morning a flock of c45

45 : WAXWINGS! were in the trees at the back, which stayed around long enough for JB to see!

Three in one day!

 

[Larry Lade]

I got a couple of brief glimpses of this next species in December 2012 in our yard, but today I was able to watch an adult male COMMON REDPOLL for several minutes. It was picking away at our nyjer feeder and keeping the Pine Siskins away from bothering him.

31. Common Redpoll

 

[dantheman]

45 : WAXWINGS! were in the trees at the back, which stayed around long enough for JB to see!

Very nice!

Your garden is doing well this year, Dan!

Surprisingly so ...

A couple of new ones for the 'garden' today

60) Nuthatch on one of the pollarded trees
61) Stock Dove a distant flock of 30

 

[halftwo]

46 : Grey partridge

 

[halftwo]

And, after a great few days,

47 : Goldcrest - not just one, but two.

 

[KenM]

After 62 days!...my first Greenfinch...47!

 

[Larry Lade]

Somewhere I seem to have missed counting something. So in aphabetical order these are my yard birds this year.

1. American Crow
American Goldfinch
American Kestrel
American Robin
American Tree Sparrow
Black-capped Chickadee
Blue Jay
Brown Creeper
Canada Goose
10. Carolina Wren
Common Grackle
Common Redpoll
Dark-eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
European Starling
Greater White-fronted Goose
Hairy Woodpecker
House Finch
House Sparrow
20. Merlin
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Pine Siskin
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
Ring-billed Gull
30. Rock Pigeon
Snow Goose
Tufted Titmouse
33. White-breasted Nuthatch

 

[halftwo]

After 62 days!...my first Greenfinch...47!

Neck & neck, Ken

 

[KenM]

Neck & neck, Ken

H...this morning was the ''busiest'' of the year so far for me, (Sprawks displaying and Chaffinches abounding)....I suspect, It won't be long, before I'll be tail gate-ing you...fingers x'd that I'll be able to pull out on occasion..with the gas pedal firmly on the floor.

Am temporarily ahead H!....should have totalled 48...forgot to count one or tother from post 180

 

[The Falcon]

27. Winter Wren
28. Pine Siskin
29. Common Merganser
30. Evening Grosbeak
31. Song Sparrow
32. Sharp-shinned Hawk
33. Ruffed Grouse

 

[KenM]

H...this morning was the ''busiest'' of the year so far for me, (Sprawks displaying and Chaffinches abounding)....I suspect, It won't be long, before I'll be tail gate-ing you...fingers x'd that I'll be able to pull out on occasion..with the gas pedal firmly on the floor.

Am temporarily ahead H!....should have totalled 48...forgot to count one or tother from post 180

On a slight roll at the moment!....Kestrel soaring with Sprawk...No.49

Now on a bigger roll...out of a wall to wall blue sky...No.50..Common Buzzard (after the Kestrel and Sprawk soaring in unison at 11.30am, I thought wait a bit longer for the air temp. To rise a touch, and it might encourage one of the bigger "sail-ers" to show).

 

[joannec]

On a slight roll at the moment!....Kestrel soaring with Sprawk...No.49

..No.50..Common Buzzard (after the Kestrel and Sprawk soaring in unison at 11.30am, .

You're ahead of me again!:-C

48) Skylark

 

[Larry Lade]

The COMMON REDPOLL was back in our yard this morning. It is pretty much a "mega" for us here in Missouri, especially if found in one's yard!

33. Common Redpoll

 

[KenM]

You're ahead of me again!:-C

48) Skylark

I don't see me ahead at the end.."Cows might fly"...if they did!...I might be tempted to tick them.

 

[dantheman]

I don't see me ahead at the end.."Cows might fly"...if they did!...I might be tempted to tick them.

Beef Wellington ... ?

 

[KenM]

Beef Wellington ... ?

If we're going to venture into Never-heifer land...Dairy Gannet..Moo-rhen..or Bull Finch..might do?

 

[Dom F]

54 Whimbrel (65th for house)
55 Grey Teal (66th for house)

 

[joannec]

49) Grey Heron

 

[halftwo]

It seems it's the week for

48 : Grey heron.

Also the first Feral pigeon of the year - so as we seem to be cheating...

49.

 

[KenM]

It seems it's the week for

48 : Grey heron.

Also the first Feral pigeon of the year - so as we seem to be cheating...

49.

If we're moving the goalposts!....51 for me! :smoke: