Berkeley CA 94708
Alameda County

Bob Lewis' Yard List

Hanno and I have lived on Grizzly Peak Boulevard since 1991. The list includes birds seen from the house. We have a downhill view toward the bay, so there are a lot of soaring birds on the list! We have two actual "inside the house" birds - a House Wren (!) and an Anna's Hummingbird. (10 April 1999)


American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) - 10 Aug 1991
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) - 13 Jun 1992
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - 5 Jul 1995
Great Egret (Ardea albus) - 14 Jun 1992
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) - 1 Jun 1991
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) - 26 Oct 1996
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) - 7 Dec 1994
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - 4 Sep 1993
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) - 22 Aug 1991
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) - 16 Jun 1991
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) - 26 Aug 1993
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) - 16 Jun 1991
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) - 14 Apr 1992
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - 25 Apr 1995
Merlin (Falco columbarius) - 21 Feb 1999
Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) - 26 Jul 1996
Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata) - 11 Jun 1991
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) - 1 Jun 1991
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - 1 Dec 1991
White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) - 25 Dec 1998
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) - 16 Jun 1991
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) - 4 Apr 1992
Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) - 10 Aug 1992
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) - 10 May 1996
Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii) - 23 May 1997
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) - 25 Jan 1992
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) - 6 Oct 1991
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) - 25 May 1992
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) - 1 Jun 1991
Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) - 2 Jun 1991
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) - 8 Apr 1992
Common Raven (Corvus corax) - 28 Aug 1993
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) - 1 Jun 1991
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus) - 4 Jul 1991
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) - 9 Jun 1991
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) - 10 Aug 1991
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) - 29 Jan 1995
Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) - 1 Jan 1995
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) - 20 Nov 1991
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) - 16 Aug 1992
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) - 12 Oct 1996
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) - 26 Oct 1991
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) - 14 Dec 1991
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) - 14 Jun 1991
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) - 9 Oct 1994
Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata) - 11 Aug 1994
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) - 1 Nov 1994
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) - 28 Nov 1991
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) - 28 May 1995
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) - 20 Oct 1991
Townsend's Warbler (Dendroica townsendi) - 8 Dec 1994
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) - 14 Mar 1992
California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis) - 1 Jun 1991
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) - 23 Nov 1991
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) - 14 Dec 1991
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) - 20 Oct 1991
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) - 26 Oct 1991
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) - 20 Oct 1991
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) - 27 Jun 1992
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) - 2 Jan 1995
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) - 9 Jun 1991
Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) - 1 Nov 1991
Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) - 23 Nov 1991
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) - 13 Jul 1991


INDEX OF YARD LISTS