Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
10-May-2023 06:00 – 08:30
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC Trip, led by David Scott.
46 species
Mallard  1
Wild Turkey  2    Heard
Mourning Dove  3
Chimney Swift  4
Great Blue Heron  1    Flyover just before the trip started
Green Heron  1    Spectacle Pond
Red-tailed Hawk  1    Robbed a Robin’s nest near Willow.
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo  3
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tree Swallow  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1    Heard
House Wren  1    Singing in the Dell
European Starling  4
Gray Catbird  4
American Robin  15
Cedar Waxwing  15
American Goldfinch  4
Chipping Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  5
Song Sparrow  3
Baltimore Oriole  4
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  4
Ovenbird  1    Seen briefly by trip leader near Willow Pond, but elusive
Northern Waterthrush  1    Halcyon Pond
Black-and-white Warbler  3
Tennessee Warbler  1    Laurel Circle
Nashville Warbler  1
Cape May Warbler  1    Laurel Circle. Possibly two.
Northern Parula  4
Yellow Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  1    Singing near Willow Pond
Pine Warbler  1    Heard only, Tower
Yellow-rumped Warbler  20
Black-throated Green Warbler  3
Wilson’s Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S136982658

News Categories

Upcoming Field Trips

  • Cold Spring Park, Newton

    Newton - Cold Spring Park 1200 Beacon St, Newton, MA, United States

    This large multi-use city park offers an easy 1.4-mile loop through mixed forest, open green areas, and red maple swamplands, attracting a surprising array of resident and migratory birds. Porta Potties available.

  • Plum Island

    Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United States

    We will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.

  • Barretts Mill Farmland

    Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United States

    This is often a great place for fall sparrows including Savannah, Field, and White-crowned, as well as Pipit and occasional Dickcissel. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair! If the weather doens't look good, contact the leader to check status.

  • Hellcat at Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    During the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.

Go to Top