This yard list covers the period from 1972 to the present (with a lot of help from Mike Green when he lived at home). We live in the 2000 block of Yolo Ave. Some species that were formerly common, seen almost daily, have now been extirpated (probably by cats). (19 April 1999)
Loon (Gavia sp.)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Great Egret (Ardea albus)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
California Gull (Larus californicus)
Herring Gull (Laurs argentatus)
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Rock Dove (Columba livia)
Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)
Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii)
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens)
Townsend's Warbler (Dendroica townsendi)
Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus cassinii)
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria)
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)