2014 Species Diversity in Review

Each year, we count the number of different birds, mammals, reptiles & amphibians, as well as bees & butterflies which we can identify in the yard.

We started doing this hoping to see that as we planted more native plants, we'd expect to see the yard become more diverse.

Here's what we saw in 2014.

Year	Birds	Bees & Butterflies	Mammals	Reptiles & Amphibians
2014	40	15	7	1
2013	40	14	7	1
2012	31	13	5	1

2015 has frankly gotten off to a slow start, but perhaps things will pick up in the spring.

Some highlights from last year include:
• Hermit Thrush
• Golden Crowned Kinglet
• Orchard Oriole