Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 28, 2021 6:00 AM – 10:17 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.92 mile(s)
37 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard  1
Wild Turkey  1
Mourning Dove  3
Chimney Swift  6
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3
Eastern Wood-Pewee  3    A pair near Spectacle and a single near the Dell singing… odd to see so many as I don’t think of it as a typical Mt Auburn species. Maybe a family.
Empidonax sp.  1    Seen after the walk in area near the wall. Some odd Willow-like sounds but no real singing.
Great Crested Flycatcher  1    After the walk
Eastern Kingbird  2
Warbling Vireo  4
Red-eyed Vireo  3
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  1
Fish Crow  1
Common Raven  4    Probably a family
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2
European Starling  7
Gray Catbird  4
Swainson’s Thrush  2
American Robin  85
Cedar Waxwing  14
House Sparrow  4
American Goldfinch  5
Chipping Sparrow  7
Song Sparrow  8
Baltimore Oriole  7
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  8
American Redstart  5
Magnolia Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  3
Pine Warbler  3
Northern Cardinal  5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S97407651

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