Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 11, 2019 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM
57 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  3
Mallard  4
Wild Turkey  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Mourning Dove  5
Herring Gull  4
gull sp.  3
Great Blue Heron  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  5
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  3
Least Flycatcher  2
Eastern Phoebe  2
Eastern Kingbird  2
Warbling Vireo  5
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Tree Swallow  5
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Veery  2
American Robin  11
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  3
Cedar Waxwing  2
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4
Chipping Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  3
Swamp Sparrow  2
Orchard Oriole  1
Baltimore Oriole  9
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Common Grackle  13
Ovenbird  5
Black-and-white Warbler  7
Tennessee Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  3
Common Yellowthroat  4
American Redstart  6
Cape May Warbler  1    unmistakable orange cheek, dark eye line, black cap, yellow breast with black spots, white wing bar.
Northern Parula  7
Magnolia Warbler  6
Bay-breasted Warbler  1
Blackburnian Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  6
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  5
Pine Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  6
Black-throated Green Warbler  5
Scarlet Tanager  2
Northern Cardinal  4
House Sparrow  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56283343

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