Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Nov 1, 2025 8:10 AM – 11:09 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.57 mile(s)
36 species
Mourning Dove  41
Ring-billed Gull  3
Great Blue Heron  3
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  3    Distinct birds. Two seen together on west site by castor arreilia tree.
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  5
Northern Flicker  4
Merlin  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
Blue Jay  33
American Crow  8
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  4
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  5
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1    Post trip by chapel.
Brown Creeper  3
European Starling  80
Northern Mockingbird  2
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  106
House Finch  7
Purple Finch  22    20 at least together SE of tower hill in hop hornbeam. 2 more calling elsewhere.
American Goldfinch  8
Chipping Sparrow  2
Clay-colored Sparrow  1    Continuing bird at Quail Path and Meadow Rd in new section. Clear lores. Submalar stripe. Very small sparrow.
Dark-eyed Junco  67
White-throated Sparrow  53
Song Sparrow  1    Post trip by Indian ridge
Common Grackle  6
Nashville Warbler  1    Yellow in chest and belly. Gray on head. White eye ring.
Yellow-rumped Warbler  12
Summer Tanager  1    All yellow with dusky unmarked wings. Large yellow bill. Some orange tones on breast belly and undertail coverts. Medium sized passerine bit smaller than Robin. Photos.
Northern Cardinal  6
Dickcissel  1    Continuing on east side near oak knoll. Well marked bird with yellow on breast and chestnut patch on wing.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S282924784

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Vernal Equinox Walk. Leader’s Choice

    The trip leader will monitor recent sightings prior to meeting and select the birdiest spots. Contact leader for details. Call or e-mail no later than 7 PM on March 20.

  • Arlington Reservoir

    Visit Arlington Reservoir and the adjacent Lexington Community Farm to search for late winter lingerers and early migrants. Cosponsored with Menotomy Bird club.

  • Mass. Audubon Boston Nature Center

    Join us to observe resident birds and early spring migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare birds. Birders of all levels will enjoy this walk. The trails are flat and easy to walk. Be sure to wear a hat, waterproof footwear, and bring water.

  • Mt Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery is lovely in all seasons.  In late March, we may see the very earliest migrants from the south (Red-winged Blackbird, others) as well as the remaining seasonal visitors from the north (e.g. White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco).  And our usual year-round resident species will have just started to sing!

  • Members Webinar with Tiffany Kirsten – Birdie Big Year: Elevating Women Birders

    DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS WEBINAR HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH 10 TO MARCH 24. IF YOU PREVIOUSLY SIGNED UP, YOUR REGISTRATION AND ZOOM LINK WILL STILL WORK FOR THE MARCH 24 DATE. Please join the BBC on the evening of March 24 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a member only webinar with Tiffany Kirsten,

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