Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
26-Apr-2023 06:30 – 08:30
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. Overcast, cool, 45F. Relatively few migrants, but there were kinglets everywhere.
35 species
Canada Goose  2
Mallard  4
Wild Turkey  1
Mourning Dove  4
Herring Gull  2
Double-crested Cormorant  3    Flyover
Great Blue Heron  3
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1    Heard only
Merlin  1    Perching near Halcyon Pond
Eastern Phoebe  1    Heard only at end of trip
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  4
Common Raven  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  15
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
European Starling  2
Gray Catbird  1
American Robin  30
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  2
Chipping Sparrow  4
Dark-eyed Junco  8
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  2    Leucistic sparrow popped up by the entrance as we gathered to start the trip. Great bird!
Red-winged Blackbird  3
Brown-headed Cowbird  5
Common Grackle  15
Palm Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S135226943

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