[wisb] Re: Yard Lists
- From: jerry937975@xxxxxxx
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:35:06 -0400
My rule of thumb for my "yard list" is this:
Without from within, or within from without.
So basically I either see the bird FROM my actual yard, or I see it IN my yard,
though I may be outside the yard.
If I were 20 feet from my yard, and a Mississippi Kite were to fly past me, I
would have to run to my yard and see the bird from my yard to actually count
it, unless I was absolutely sure it flew directly OVER the airspace of my yard.
lol
But that's my rule and I'm sticking to it.
Jerry DeBoer
Central Racine County
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Sykes <sykes@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Wisbirdn network <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Oct 7, 2010 2:17 pm
Subject: [wisb] Re: Yard Lists
Hi Bob,
Others may have a different take but I believe the general rule of thumb is
that
ny birds observed while you are physically within the boundary of your yard are
ountable as yard birds. When we had a yard defined by property lines we went so
ar as to categorize a yard bird as a fly-over, heard only, using a water
eature, feeding, or nesting. We also annual logged dates of when a species was
irst and last seen in a given calendar year.
Now that we're full-time RVers, our definition of a yard has changed to be the
ize of the site where our RV (our home) is parked. Suffice to say, our yard
ist has grown at a terrific rate as we have traveled and is far more robust
han the list we accumulated in our former static yard. There are not many
acific Loons, Buff-bellied Hummingbirds, or Greater Roadrunners to be seen in
ppleton....not even in Daryl's yard! ;-)
Tom and Carol Sykes (currently in Las Cruces, NM)
ykes@xxxxxxxxxx
On Oct 7, 2010, at 9:41 AM, <rcd2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yard lists are perhaps based on each birder's concept of what constitutes a
ard bird. Are there some standard rules? My personal rule has been that a
ard bird is one that is seen or heard while one is on the actual yard property.
y property is one block from the Village Pond and Lake Oschwald. When I
atched the Cackling Geese this morning, I saw them over the air space of my
roperty. I have had other similar experiences. I often do cemetery studies at
he local cemetery about two blocks from my property. The cemetery is high on a
ill and, from there, I am able to see my house. While at the cemetery, I have
een various birds (such as a Sharp-shinned Hawk) fly over my house and then
ver my head at the cemetery. I have not included any of these species as part
f my yard list. Am I being too restrictive?
-- Bob Domagalski, St. Nazianz
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