This morning's backyard bird count yielded 16 year round residents, 4 winter residents, and 1 summer resident. Soon we should start seeing more summer residents arrive and neotropical migrants pass through on their way north. We will also begin to see less winter residents as they begin to make their way north as well.Here is this list. I have indicated if the bird is a year round resident, winter resident, summer resident, or a migrant just passing through. I have also indicated the conservation status of each species.
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
Year Round Resident, Populations declining throughout range
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Year Round Resident, Common and widespread
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Year Round Resident, Population density and range increasing
Year Round Resident, Populations increasing and expanding range northward
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Year Round Resident, Widespread and common in urban and suburban areas
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
Year Round Resident, Populations stable
Year Round Resident, Populations stable or increasing
Carolina
Year Round Resident, Slight, but significant population decreases across range
Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
Year Round Resident, Decreasing because of habitat degradation
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Year Round Resident, Populations declining slowly throughout range
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Year Round Resident, There is a slight but significant decline in Blue Jay numbers across the
House Finch (Cyanocitta cristata)
Year Round Resident, Common and benefiting from human development
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Year Round Resident, Populations stable or increasing throughout its range
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Year Round Resident, Widespread and abundant
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Year Round Resident, Populations slightly, but significantly increasing
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
Year Round Resident, Abundant and widespread
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Winter Resident, Declining over much of breeding range
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
Winter Resident, Common, may be declining in some areas
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
Winter Resident, Populations stable or increasing in most areas.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Winter Resident, Populations appear stable
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Summer (Breeding) Resident, Abundant and widespread, increasing in many areas
For more information on point counts, visit the Point Count Database: www.pwrc.usgs.gov/point/
References:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide