My backyard life list

Birders make lists. Yearly lists, regional lists, life lists, etc. Matter of fact, whole competitions are based on how many species a team of birders can list in a day.

         So, in addition to my other lists, I figured I would put down my backyard life list. You can compare. Keep in mind this is eastern North Carolina and year round. You'll get some I don't, and I've seen some you may not see.
          Some birds I have seen or heard in my neighborhood, but have never gotten them to come to my feeders. Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Bluebird, Orchard Oriole and Northern Oriole are in this group. So are the birds that fly overhead, such as vultures, swifts and swallows. 
            The Brown Creeper, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak are pretty rare for me. The rest of these have shown up three or more times. The hawks make short hunting stops.
           I have never been able to get an oriole to come to my yard. I hear the song in the neighborhood regularly in the spring and summer, but I put out the orange, and only the mockingbird answers. Hope you have better luck.
               Anyway, here's my backyard life list:
Canada Goose
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch

 

And here are the birds I saw today:

AM, sunny, 66 degrees, 10 minutes

Northern Cardinal
Northern Mockingbird
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
White-throated Sparrow