Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 18, 2018 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC walk – started at 36 degrees, sunny with no wind. Ended at 42 degrees with wind picking up.
33 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 7
Mallard 4
Wild Turkey 3
Double-crested Cormorant 7 fly overs
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
gull sp. 2
Mourning Dove 5
Great Horned Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 5
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 1
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Hermit Thrush 4
American Robin 101
European Starling 6
Chipping Sparrow 6
Dark-eyed Junco 12
Eastern Towhee 2 pair
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
Common Grackle 41
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44911707
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