Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 10, 2024 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.8 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC Bird walk at Mount Auburn Cemetery
54 species
Canada Goose 7
Mallard 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Mourning Dove 4
Herring Gull 3
Great Blue Heron 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 7
Gray Catbird 6
Hermit Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 11
House Sparrow 5
American Goldfinch 4
Chipping Sparrow 7
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 2
Baltimore Oriole 9
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 11
Ovenbird 5
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Tennessee Warbler 5 Clearly seen and heard along Indian Ridge and again near Halcyon Pond. Identified by several birders.
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 7
Magnolia Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Wilson’s Warbler 2 One WIWA clearly seen and heard along Indian Ridge and a second near Halcyon Pond. Confirmed by several birders.
Northern Cardinal 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174082646
In Fond Memory of Tom Prince
Long time board member and past president of the Brookline Bird Club Tom Prince passed away May 28, 2023, after a period of declining health. A longtime birder and butterflier, Tom was a gentle
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In Fond Memory of Tom Prince
Long time board member and past president of the Brookline Bird Club Tom Prince passed away May 28, 2023, after a period of declining health. A longtime birder and butterflier, Tom was a gentle
Exploring with the BBC and Outside Mind
On May 20 John Nelson and teen birder Johnny Owens led a Brookline Bird Club walk at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary co-sponsored by Outside Mind, a nonprofit founded to provide outdoor access and opportunity for
In Fond Memory of Joe Paluzzi
Joseph (Joe) A Paluzzi, a long-time Brookline Bird Club member, trip leader, Board member and Past President, and good friend to many in the birding community, passed away on April 25, 2023. Joe was
Camp Edwards Grassland Bird Tours
The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s Natural Resource Program is hosting grassland bird tours in May and June on Camp Edwards. This is an unusual opportunity for avid birders, naturalists and photographers to walk through
Congratulations to Our 2023 Teen Scholarship Recipients
The BBC is pleased and proud to announce that our two annual Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Samuel Harris of Dorchester and William Buswell of Wakefield. These scholarships, instituted to
BBC offers two scholarships to National Audubon’s Hog Island camp for June 2023
The BBC is pleased to announce that two teen birders have been selected to receive Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships that nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2023 scholarships
In Fond Memory of Tom Prince
Long time board member and past president of the Brookline Bird Club Tom Prince passed away May 28, 2023, after a period of declining health. A longtime birder and butterflier, Tom was a gentle
Exploring with the BBC and Outside Mind
On May 20 John Nelson and teen birder Johnny Owens led a Brookline Bird Club walk at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary co-sponsored by Outside Mind, a nonprofit founded to provide outdoor access and opportunity for
In Fond Memory of Joe Paluzzi
Joseph (Joe) A Paluzzi, a long-time Brookline Bird Club member, trip leader, Board member and Past President, and good friend to many in the birding community, passed away on April 25, 2023. Joe was
Camp Edwards Grassland Bird Tours
The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s Natural Resource Program is hosting grassland bird tours in May and June on Camp Edwards. This is an unusual opportunity for avid birders, naturalists and photographers to walk through
Congratulations to Our 2023 Teen Scholarship Recipients
The BBC is pleased and proud to announce that our two annual Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Samuel Harris of Dorchester and William Buswell of Wakefield. These scholarships, instituted to
BBC offers two scholarships to National Audubon’s Hog Island camp for June 2023
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