Bird Watching: Do you keep a Backyard Bird List???, 1 by QuinJ

QuinJ wrote:
I'm based in North Western New Jersey. I keep a list of all my garden birds. I include birds I've heard from my garden as well as fly overs. I also note nesting birds (n) on my list. I am hoping to increase the ratio of birds vs. nesting over time. So far my list is at a modest 51, although I am hoping that once I increase the numbers of fruit bearing trees/shrubs that this list will increase. I am also starting to keep a list of mammals in my garden. So far I have Chipmunk, White tailed Deer, Red Fox, Groundhog, Raccoon (n), Grey and Red Squirrel.

Blackbird, Red Wing
Bluebird, Eastern (n)
Cardinal, Northern
Catbird, Gray
Chicadee, Black Capped
Cowbird, Brown Headed
Creeper, Brown
Crow, American (n)
Cuckoo, Yellow Billed
Finch, House (n)
Flicker, Common
Goldfinch, American
Goose, Canada
Grackle, Common
Hawk, Red Tailed
Hawk, Sharp Shinned
Hummingbird, Ruby Throated
Jay, Blue
Junco, Slate Colored
Kinglet, Golden Crowned
Kinglet, Ruby Crowned
Merganser, Common
Mockingbird, Northern
Nuthatch, White Breasted
Nuthatch, Red Breasted
Oriole, Baltimore
Owl, Screech
Phoebe, Eastern
Robin, American
Sparrow, House
Sparrow, White Throated
Sparrow, Chipping (n)
Sparrow, Savannah
Sparrow, Fox
Sparrow, Song
Sparrow, White Crowned
Starling, European (n)
Swallow, Tree (n)
Swallow, Cliff
Swallow, Barn
Swift, Chimney
Titmouse, Tuffted
Vulture, Turkey
Vulture, Black
Warbler, Yelllow Rumped
Waxwing , Cedar
Woodpecker, Red Bellied
Woodpecker, Downy
Woodpecker, Hairy
Wren, House (n)

It is actually easy to get to 50 once you keep an eye out and you have a field guide to help with ID. I think the hard part is going to be getting beyond this point. I am hoping to get my garden list over 100 in the next couple of years......

PS: The Saw whet Owl was seen on a birding trip, not my garden... I wish.