Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 27, 2017 6:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC – Mt Auburn Cemetery – Leader: David Scott – Cool (50ish), overcast and dreary morning. Very little song or activity, almost no migrants to be found. The Toads at Halcyon were a delight, with several sitting out on the path.
24 species

Mallard  4
Hooded Merganser  1     Female, Spectacle Pond
Wild Turkey  2
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Mourning Dove  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1     Heard only
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
American Robin  12
Chipping Sparrow  5
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Common Grackle  6
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
American Goldfinch  2
House Sparrow  1

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36519348

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The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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