2008 Yard Bird List

This special page is reserved to keep track of bird species sighted in our yard here in Bath, Maine.

In the future, a bird cam will be set up to snap pictures and videos at a feeding station in our yard. The resulting pics and videos will be added to this page, so stay tuned.

To view the lastest addions to our yard list, scroll down the page to the last dated entry.

2008 Bath, Maine Bird Yard List

As of March 2nd, 2008:

• Bald Eagle (2nd Year, 3rd Year and Adults)

• White-Breasted Nuthatch

• Red-Breasted Nuthatch

• Tufted Titmouse

• Black-Capped Chickadee

• Pine Grosbeak

• American Robin (including a very possible “nigrideus”/Newfoundland type)

• American Crow

• Northern Cardinal

• Blue Jay

• Downy Woodpecker

• Cedar Waxwing

 

March 8th, 2008 additions:

• Pileated Woodpecker

• Mourning Dove

• Hairy Woodpecker

March 9th, 2008 additions:

• Red-Tailed Hawk

• American Black Duck

• Mallard

• Canada Geese

• Common Goldeneye

March 10th - 15th, 2008 additions:

• Purple Finch

• American Goldfinch

• Red Bellied Woodpecker

• Brown Creeper

• Pin-Tailed Duck

• Common Merganser

• Wood Duck

• American Wigeon

• Green-Winged Teal

• Bufflehead

March 30th, 2008 additions:

• Song Sparrow

• Fox Sparrow

April 6th, 2008 additions:

• American Tree Sparrow
• Dark-eyed Junco
• Eastern Phoebe
• Canvasback

April 15th, 2008 additions:

• Osprey (on tree in yard, dove into river and retrieved fish)
• Chipping Sparrow
• Brown-Headed Cowbird
• Tree Swallow
• White-Throated Sparrow

April 27th, 2008 additions:

• Northern Mockingbird
• Savannah Sparrow
• Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
• Northern Harrier
• House Finch
• Yellow-Rumped Warbler

47 species of birds to date!

May 6th, 2008 additions:

• Greater Yellowlegs
• Nashville Warbler
• Northern Parula
• Yellow Warbler
• Palm Warbler
• Wilson’s Warbler
• Black and White Warbler

 

May 25th, 2008 additions:

• Lesser Yellowlegs
• Great Crested Flycatcher
• Gray Catbird
• Eastern Bluebird
• Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
• White-Crowned Sparrow
• Rufous-Sided Towhee
• Magnolia Warbler

June 1st, 2008 additions:

• Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
• Indigo Bunting
• Brown Thrasher
• Great Egret
• Roseate Tern