Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 15, 2019 6:00 AM – 8:40 AM
Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott
43 species
Mallard  2
Wild Turkey  2
Mourning Dove  2
Common Nighthawk  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Herring Gull  1
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1    Distant flyby to the east at 6am
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
Blue Jay  3
Common Raven  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  12
Gray Catbird  7
Chipping Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  1
Baltimore Oriole  5
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  5
Common Grackle  20
Ovenbird  2
Black-and-white Warbler  3
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  5
American Redstart  5
Northern Parula  30    Estimate, but they were abundant, in every tree
Magnolia Warbler  4
Blackburnian Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  4
Prairie Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  2
Wilson’s Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56340766

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