Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 16, 2026 5:39 AM – 9:36 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.783 mile(s)
57 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard 3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
American Herring Gull 3
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Black-crowned Night Heron 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Eastern Warbling Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern House Wren 5
European Starling 1
Gray Catbird 17
Veery 1
Catharus sp. 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 43
House Sparrow 3
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 6
Chipping Sparrow 15
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Baltimore Oriole 10
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
Common Grackle 4
Ovenbird 1
Black-and-white Warbler 14
Nashville Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 4
American Redstart 18
Cape May Warbler 2
Northern Parula 22
Magnolia Warbler 11 Most of any single day – ubiquitous about the cemetery
Northern Yellow Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 18
Black-throated Green Warbler 16 Ubiquitous
Wilson’s Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S341269020
Bonanza of Book Fund Donations
The BBC Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce an extraordinary run of six Book Fund donations, totaling around $4000, to schools and educational programs from around and beyond Massachusetts. The Book Fund, supported
2023-2024 Federal Duck Stamps On Sale Now!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents
In Fond Memory of Tom Prince
Long time board member and past president of the Brookline Bird Club Tom Prince passed away May 28, 2023, after a period of declining health. A longtime birder and butterflier, Tom was a gentle
Exploring with the BBC and Outside Mind
On May 20 John Nelson and teen birder Johnny Owens led a Brookline Bird Club walk at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary co-sponsored by Outside Mind, a nonprofit founded to provide outdoor access and opportunity for
In Fond Memory of Joe Paluzzi
Joseph (Joe) A Paluzzi, a long-time Brookline Bird Club member, trip leader, Board member and Past President, and good friend to many in the birding community, passed away on April 25, 2023. Joe was
Camp Edwards Grassland Bird Tours
The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s Natural Resource Program is hosting grassland bird tours in May and June on Camp Edwards. This is an unusual opportunity for avid birders, naturalists and photographers to walk through
Bonanza of Book Fund Donations
The BBC Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce an extraordinary run of six Book Fund donations, totaling around $4000, to schools and educational programs from around and beyond Massachusetts. The Book Fund, supported
2023-2024 Federal Duck Stamps On Sale Now!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents
In Fond Memory of Tom Prince
Long time board member and past president of the Brookline Bird Club Tom Prince passed away May 28, 2023, after a period of declining health. A longtime birder and butterflier, Tom was a gentle
Exploring with the BBC and Outside Mind
On May 20 John Nelson and teen birder Johnny Owens led a Brookline Bird Club walk at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary co-sponsored by Outside Mind, a nonprofit founded to provide outdoor access and opportunity for
In Fond Memory of Joe Paluzzi
Joseph (Joe) A Paluzzi, a long-time Brookline Bird Club member, trip leader, Board member and Past President, and good friend to many in the birding community, passed away on April 25, 2023. Joe was
Camp Edwards Grassland Bird Tours
The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s Natural Resource Program is hosting grassland bird tours in May and June on Camp Edwards. This is an unusual opportunity for avid birders, naturalists and photographers to walk through
Bonanza of Book Fund Donations
The BBC Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce an extraordinary run of six Book Fund donations, totaling around $4000, to schools and educational programs from around and beyond Massachusetts. The Book Fund, supported
2023-2024 Federal Duck Stamps On Sale Now!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents
In Fond Memory of Tom Prince
Long time board member and past president of the Brookline Bird Club Tom Prince passed away May 28, 2023, after a period of declining health. A longtime birder and butterflier, Tom was a gentle
Exploring with the BBC and Outside Mind
On May 20 John Nelson and teen birder Johnny Owens led a Brookline Bird Club walk at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary co-sponsored by Outside Mind, a nonprofit founded to provide outdoor access and opportunity for
In Fond Memory of Joe Paluzzi
Joseph (Joe) A Paluzzi, a long-time Brookline Bird Club member, trip leader, Board member and Past President, and good friend to many in the birding community, passed away on April 25, 2023. Joe was
Camp Edwards Grassland Bird Tours
The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s Natural Resource Program is hosting grassland bird tours in May and June on Camp Edwards. This is an unusual opportunity for avid birders, naturalists and photographers to walk through
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