Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 17, 2021 7:42 AM – 10:14 AM
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Mt. Auburn Cemetery- Leader: Kathy Dia – This was a rescheduled walk so there fewer participants. Weather was sunny and 34-45F with wind gusts to 34 mph which sent raptors flying and kept passerines  hunkered.
17 species
Mallard  6
Mourning Dove  1
Ring-billed Gull  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk  5    A pair was visiting a nest in a large evergreen near the main gate. It’s unclear whether they are nesting hear or this is an alternate location.
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Blue Jay  15
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  8
Northern Mockingbird  2
House Sparrow  2
American Goldfinch  3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  8
White-throated Sparrow  4
Northern Cardinal  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S79844102

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