Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jan 16, 2022 7:40 AM – 10:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC- Mount Auburn Cemetery – Leader: Kathy Dia- Notes from Kathy: Extremely cold 1° F when I left my house this morning, but thankfully sunny. I wondered if anyone would show up, so imagine my surprise when twenty folks showed up! Our gusto was rewarded with some great birds! We walked a 90 minute loop around “Lakes” Halcyon and  Auburn , then eight of us drove (our own cars) to Willow Pond for a 30 minute extension around the pond.

22 species (+1 other taxa)

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Mourning Dove  2

gull sp.  1

Red-tailed Hawk  4

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  3    Conservatively three but may be four or more. A pair calling to each other near the front gate (male seen); one male above Lake Auburn pecking and calling softly (may be one of the two from Halcyon); one individual pecking and calling at Willow Lake.

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  9

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4    All perched in one tree at one point for a lovely picture!

Blue Jay  12

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  10

Tufted Titmouse  9

Red-breasted Nuthatch  5    At least one at Lake Halcyon , at least two at Lake Auburn, two at Willow Pond.

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  7

Carolina Wren  1    Heard by Greg

Hermit Thrush  1    Willow Pond seen first in a tree with robins, then feeding on the ground where you might expect it on the edge of the pond with long grasses.

American Robin  35

House Sparrow  8    Heard along front fence.

American Goldfinch  12

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  15

White-throated Sparrow  24    Abundant, under many bushes, perching in small trees, and at the feeders.

Song Sparrow  4

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S100877835