Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 24, 2022 6:45 AM – 8:58 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.259 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC walk, J. Forbes leader.
43, cloudy start , brief shower, then getting nicer. Slightly late start due to a gate mishap. Indian Ridge to Halcyon to Spectacle to Dry Dell, Dell, and Willow.
34 species
Canada Goose  4
Mallard  3
Wild Turkey  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
Mourning Dove  4
Herring Gull (American)  7
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  1
Tufted Titmouse  3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
Golden-crowned Kinglet  4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea)  1
European Starling  2
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  30
House Sparrow  3
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1
White-throated Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  10
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Common Grackle (Bronzed)  10
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  8
Northern Cardinal  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S108252866

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