Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
15-Apr-2023 08:00 – 09:59
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
37 species
Canada Goose  4
Mallard  4
Wild Turkey  1    Heard
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  6
Herring Gull  1
Great Blue Heron  1    Great views of preening individual at Auburn Lake
Red-tailed Hawk  2    Including an adult being mobbed by Blue Jays while eating a small mammal (looked to be a rat)
Belted Kingfisher  1    At Auburn Lake. Seen feeding on a fish.
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Phoebe  2    Nice views of singing individual at Auburn Lake
Blue Jay  7
American Crow  1    Heard
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2    Numbers diminished from Thursday. One seen
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2    Nice views at Auburn Lake
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  1    Heard
Carolina Wren  3
European Starling  4
Hermit Thrush  1    Very cooperative individual at the Dell, giving great looks
American Robin  45    Estimate
House Sparrow  2
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  5
Dark-eyed Junco  3
White-throated Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  3    Including leucistic individual near the Visitors Center. Pictures.
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  6
Common Grackle  18
Pine Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S133857041

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