Hit 40 different species in my yard this spring, never thought I'd see that many

I've just been keeping a simple list on my phone since January and I counted 40 different birds coming through my backyard in Portland. Never imagined I'd get that many, I thought maybe 20 tops. The one that surprised me most was a varied thrush, just showed up one morning after a storm. Anyone else keeping a running tally and hit a number that caught them off guard?

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jade_butler16d ago

Read somewhere that backyard bird counts are way up in cities lately. Amazing what shows up.

river_rivera4516d agoMost Upvoted

And it makes sense when you think about it. Cities have so many more flower pots, window boxes, and community gardens now than they did twenty years ago. Plus all those green roofs on new buildings. I've got a little balcony in Brooklyn and this year I had a house finch build a nest in my hanging fern, which never would have happened back when I moved here in 2008. The amount of insects coming back is probably helping too.