Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 27, 2021 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Chilly start, overcast, few migrants and generally quiet
20 species
Mallard  3
Mourning Dove  5
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Horned Owl  1    Chased by Blue Jays in Dell. Initially assumed to be a Red-tailed Hawk, but brief glimpse of large-headed raptor flying into deep cover in an evergreen, and other birders later reported seeing a GHO there.
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  2
Blue Jay  5
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  20
House Finch  3
Chipping Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  3
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Common Grackle  10
Palm Warbler  1    Willow
Pine Warbler  2    Seems to be one on a territory just over the back of Willow Pond. Second one singing near eastern edge of cemetery
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S86538011

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

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