[wisb] Re: Yard Lists

  • From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: wisbirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:52:42 -0700 (PDT)

I stopped keeping a yard list, per se, in 2007. From 2008 on, my yard list was 
a subset of my BIGBY list, and I didn't keep track of whether the birds on the 
BIGBY list were seen in my yard or not.
 
Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee
--- On Thu, 10/7/10, rcd2@xxxxxxxxx <rcd2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: rcd2@xxxxxxxxx <rcd2@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [wisb] Yard Lists
To: "wisbirdn" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010, 12:41 PM


Yard lists are perhaps based on each birder's concept of what constitutes a 
yard bird.  Are there some standard rules?  My personal rule has been that a 
yard bird is one that is seen or heard while one is on the actual yard 
property.  My property is one block from the Village Pond and Lake Oschwald.  
When I watched the Cackling Geese this morning, I saw them over the air space 
of my property.  I have had other similar experiences.  I often do cemetery 
studies at the local cemetery about two blocks from my property.  The cemetery 
is high on a hill and, from there, I am able to see my house.  While at the 
cemetery, I have seen various birds (such as a Sharp-shinned Hawk) fly over my 
house and then over my head at the cemetery.  I have not included any of these 
species as part of my yard list.  Am I being too restrictive?
    -- Bob Domagalski, St. Nazianz
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