Birds of the Neighborhood (March 21-31, 2002)

Species are listed in alphabetical order (numbers in parentheses indicate the order in which each species was detected, # symbols indicate species new this period, and * symbols indicate species not native to the area):

American Crow# (13) - irregular
American Robin (1) - daily
Blue Jay (11) - a few appear to be resident
Canada Goose# (12) - heard flying over on 3/24
Carolina Chickadee# (15) - detected on 3/24, 3/29, & 3/30
Carolina Wren# (14) - 1 or 2 resident birds in backyard
Common Grackle (7) - a few hanging around feeders
Dark-eyed Junco# (17) - a small influx of birds on 3/29
Downy Woodpecker# (9) - 1 on 3/23
European Starling* (4) - daily
Fish Crow (10) - daily
House Finch* (6) - daily
House Sparrow* (3) - daily
Mourning Dove (5) - daily (nest found 3/29)
Northern Cardinal (2) - daily
Red-bellied Woodpecker (16) - 1 on 3/29
Rock Dove* (8) - daily

Total Species This Week - 17
New Species This Week - 6
Cumulative Species Since 3/11/2002 - 18