Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 24, 2018 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip. Cool temps to start but sunny. 45F.
27 species
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 2
Wild Turkey 12 Spread around the cemetery
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 4
Great Horned Owl 1 Dell, jays were onto it
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 5
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 25
European Starling 1
Palm Warbler 1 Pre-trip, Dell
Pine Warbler 1 Singing by tower
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Pre-trip, Dell
Chipping Sparrow 12 Maybe more
White-throated Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Common Grackle 8
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45380289
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