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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And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

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