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

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

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 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

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 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

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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