Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 14, 2024 6:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
57 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 3
Mallard 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 4
gull sp. 5
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 7
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 4
Tree Swallow 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 4
Gray Catbird 8
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 14
Cedar Waxwing 8
House Sparrow 3
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 5
Chipping Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 4
Baltimore Oriole 5
Red-winged Blackbird 11
Common Grackle 8
Ovenbird 2
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Tennessee Warbler 4
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 2
Cape May Warbler 1
Northern Parula 5
Magnolia Warbler 3
Bay-breasted Warbler 4 Not unusual for this location
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Wilson’s Warbler 3 Males and females present in multiple locations
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174592497
Citizen Science Opportunities – Your Efforts Make a Difference
Spring offers some excellent opportunities for BBC members to get involved in citizen science projects. This spring, as in past years, the BBC is offering a "conservation series" of field trips that target species on [...]
NOAH STRYCKER TALK–APR 11
Join us on Thursday April 11, at 7:30 pm for our Annual General Meeting. Geological Lecture Hall, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge. Social Hour and Light Refreshments at 6:30 pm Our Guest Speaker, Noah Strycker, will [...]
Show us your SMARTS.
Here are a few questions designed to put your warbler knowledge to the test!
2019 BBC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The BBC is pleased and proud to announce that our two annual Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Sam Poleretzky of North Andover, MA and Brynlee Kimball of Auburn, NH. These scholarships, instituted [...]
NEW: BBC CONSERVATION ADVOCACY POLICY
CONSERVATION ADVOCACY The BBC Board has adopted the following policy regarding advocacy on behalf of bird conservation. The BBC is committed to conservation of birds and their habitats, and we encourage our members to [...]
Support Rare and Endangered Species in Massachusetts!
MassWildlife’s Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program is responsible for the conservation and protection of wildlife species that are not considered game species and the natural communities that make up their habitats. The focus of [...]
Citizen Science Opportunities – Your Efforts Make a Difference
Spring offers some excellent opportunities for BBC members to get involved in citizen science projects. This spring, as in past years, the BBC is offering a "conservation series" of field trips that target species on [...]
NOAH STRYCKER TALK–APR 11
Join us on Thursday April 11, at 7:30 pm for our Annual General Meeting. Geological Lecture Hall, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge. Social Hour and Light Refreshments at 6:30 pm Our Guest Speaker, Noah Strycker, will [...]
Show us your SMARTS.
Here are a few questions designed to put your warbler knowledge to the test!
2019 BBC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The BBC is pleased and proud to announce that our two annual Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Sam Poleretzky of North Andover, MA and Brynlee Kimball of Auburn, NH. These scholarships, instituted [...]
NEW: BBC CONSERVATION ADVOCACY POLICY
CONSERVATION ADVOCACY The BBC Board has adopted the following policy regarding advocacy on behalf of bird conservation. The BBC is committed to conservation of birds and their habitats, and we encourage our members to [...]
Support Rare and Endangered Species in Massachusetts!
MassWildlife’s Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program is responsible for the conservation and protection of wildlife species that are not considered game species and the natural communities that make up their habitats. The focus of [...]
Citizen Science Opportunities – Your Efforts Make a Difference
Spring offers some excellent opportunities for BBC members to get involved in citizen science projects. This spring, as in past years, the BBC is offering a "conservation series" of field trips that target species on [...]
NOAH STRYCKER TALK–APR 11
Join us on Thursday April 11, at 7:30 pm for our Annual General Meeting. Geological Lecture Hall, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge. Social Hour and Light Refreshments at 6:30 pm Our Guest Speaker, Noah Strycker, will [...]
Show us your SMARTS.
Here are a few questions designed to put your warbler knowledge to the test!
2019 BBC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The BBC is pleased and proud to announce that our two annual Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Sam Poleretzky of North Andover, MA and Brynlee Kimball of Auburn, NH. These scholarships, instituted [...]
NEW: BBC CONSERVATION ADVOCACY POLICY
CONSERVATION ADVOCACY The BBC Board has adopted the following policy regarding advocacy on behalf of bird conservation. The BBC is committed to conservation of birds and their habitats, and we encourage our members to [...]
Support Rare and Endangered Species in Massachusetts!
MassWildlife’s Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program is responsible for the conservation and protection of wildlife species that are not considered game species and the natural communities that make up their habitats. The focus of [...]
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Upcoming Field Trips
Field Trips / Events
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Birding Sketch Crawl – Fall Series
Leader's ChoiceCome and bird/sketch favorite patches around Essex and Middlesex Counties.
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Plum Island
Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United StatesWe will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.
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Barretts Mill Farmland
Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United StatesThis 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.
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Hellcat at Parker River NWR
Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United StatesDuring 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.
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United StatesCosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for fall migrants and resident birds. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods, with some steep sections. Heavy rain cancels the trip.