Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 26, 2022 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC Bird Walk Mount Auburn Cemetery
37 species
Canada Goose  5
Mallard  6
Wild Turkey  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  3
Herring Gull  1
Great Blue Heron  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  2
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  7
Barn Swallow  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  5
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  2
European Starling  5
American Robin  19
House Sparrow  2
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  4
Chipping Sparrow  5
White-throated Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  3
Red-winged Blackbird  8
Brown-headed Cowbird  5
Common Grackle  11
Northern Parula  2    clearly heard with its ascending “zzzzzzzzzip” call, not seen.  Also ID’ed by Merlin.  heard above Auburn Lake
Palm Warbler  5
Pine Warbler  6
Yellow-rumped Warbler  7
Northern Cardinal  8
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S108132527

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