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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

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

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