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

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