Visitors for first half of MAY 2006

Green-tailed Towhee
May 1

Orchard Oriole
May 2

Northern Waterthrush
May 2

New Yard Record on May 2
43 species visited:
Yellow Warbler (2), Northern Waterthrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler (both Audubon and Myrtle)(2), Orange-crowned Warbler (2), American Goldfinch (30+), Pine Siskin (15+), Western Kingbird (6), Killdeer (3), Scaled Quail (5), White-crowned Sparrow (30+), Lark Sparrow (3), Savannah Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow (2), Vesper Sparrow, Clay-colored Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, House Finch (10+,) Northern Mockingbird (2), Orchard Oriole, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Horned Lark (2), Cliff Swallow (flyover), Barn Swallow (2), Mourning Dove (6), Eurasian Collared-dove (2), Western Meadowlark (2), Summer Tanager, Green-tailed Towhee, Hermit Thrush, American Robin (2), Curve-billed Thrasher, Red-winged Blackbird(15), Yellow-headed Blackbird (6), Brewer's Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird (2), Lazuli Bunting, Great-tailed Grackle (30+), Common Grackle (20+), Eurasian Starling (10+), Pigeon (flyover 10-12), an unidentified black and white (possible Ladder-backed Woodpecker), and House Sparrow (too many)

Chestnut-sided Warbler
May 7

Black-and-white Warbler female
May 7

Summer Tanager
May 7
showed up for the 5th time (April 27, April 30, May 2, May 4, May 7)

Black-chinned Hummingbird
May 7

Worm-eating Warbler
May 7

...New Yard Record for a single day for May 7th...
45 species
McGillivray's Warbler visited for the first time - but no photos

Veery
May 9

Blackpoll Warbler
May 9

First of season for
Common Yellowthroat - May 1
Green-tailed Towhee - May 1
Yellow Warbler - May 2
Northern Waterthrush - May 2
American Redstart - May 8
Western Wood-pewee - May 9
Bullock's Oriole - May 11