My home is in the Oakland Hills on the south side of Shepherd Canyon, almost up to Skyline Blvd at an elevation of about 1000 ft. The deck with sliding glass doors faces approximately north, looking across the canyon toward Round Top in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve. Many flybys are on my list as birds often fly up and/or down the canyon. There is a large walnut tree next to the deck. There are blackberries, a willow, a coast live oak, and a bay tree downslope of the deck. Monterey pines and giant sequoias are next to the house. I have lived in the house since July 1979 and now have a yard list of 124 species. I saw 73 species in the first year, 11 new species in the second year, and about 2 new species each year since then. The new species in 1998 were a Townsend's Solitaire on April 25 and a Hooded Oriole on July 7.
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrothynchos)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Great Egret (Ardea albus)
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
California Gull (Larus californicus)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
Rock Dove (Columba livia)
Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Western Screech-Owl (Otus kennicottii)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Northern Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium gnoma)
White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber)
Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii)
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassinii)
Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
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)
Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
Black-throated Gray Warbler (Dendroica nigrescens)
Townsend's Warbler (Dendroica townsendi)
Hermit Warbler (Dendroica occidentalis)
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
MacGillivray's Warbler (Oporornis tolmiei)
Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis)
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
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)
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)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)