Mt. Auburn Cemetery is most heavily visited during migration season, but birding there in the summer allows you to see the large number of vibrant breeding birds without the crowds. Expect to see herons, vireos, flycatchers, and raptors, which may include some Great Horned Owls if we are lucky. Birders and nature-lovers of all skill levels are welcome. The walk will be about a mile in the summer heat with some elevation, so bring sun protection, water, appropriate footwear, and binoculars.

Meet: Outside Story Chapel (580 Mt. Auburn St), which is the red sandstone building that looks like a chapel near the cemetery entrance (inside the cemetery).

The Cemetery gates open fairly promptly at 8am and you can usually park on Lawn Ave. where it circles the Asa Gray Garden. That is very near the meeting spot. Parking is allowed on any road that doesn’t have a green center line. Park completely on asphalt, not touching the grass.

Public transportation and bicycling are fine ways to reach the cemetery. There are racks for your bikes inside the gates. https://www.mbta.com/trip-planner is an easy way to find a route on the T and the trip planner can give you a route that takes into account weekend schedules and temporarily closed train lines.