Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 12, 2021 6:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. Chilly and quiet first thing, no large flocks but decent diversity of warblers.
38 species
Mallard  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  2
Solitary Sandpiper  1    Willow Pond
Eastern Screech-Owl  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Blue-headed Vireo  3
Warbling Vireo  7
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  1
Common Raven  1    Seen by leader after trip, perched on tower!
Black-capped Chickadee  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
European Starling  1
Gray Catbird  3
Swainson’s Thrush  1    Seen briefly in Dell
Wood Thrush  1    Heard only, Dell
American Robin  20
Chipping Sparrow  6
White-throated Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  2
Baltimore Oriole  8
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  4
Ovenbird  2    Dell, saw one briefly
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Tennessee Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  1
American Redstart  2
Northern Parula  4    Only saw one, late in the trip
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Prairie Warbler  1    Near Dell, late in the trip
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S87946972

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