Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 28, 2018 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC Trip led by Dave Hursh, kid’s walk, participant number unknown.
33 species

Mallard 2
Wild Turkey 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Blue Jay 10
Fish Crow 1
Common Raven 2
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 30
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 2
Pine Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 20
White-throated Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
Common Grackle 35
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 7

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46100891

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Photo credit: Manomet

Photo credit: Manomet