Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
22-May-2023 06:11 – 08:54
Protocol: Traveling
2.711 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC: Indian Ridge, Dell, Willow Pond, Spruce Ave, W of Fir Ave; thanks to Jill and Dorian for help in song ID and spotting
37 species
Chimney Swift  6
Double-crested Cormorant  4    High flyovers
Great Blue Heron  2
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1    South of Laurel Ave
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo  3
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  3
House Wren  3
Carolina Wren  1    Dell, feeding cowbird chick
European Starling  2
Gray Catbird  4
Swainson’s Thrush  2
American Robin  30    Estimate
Cedar Waxwing  22
House Sparrow  2
House Finch  2
Chipping Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  2
Baltimore Oriole  8
Red-winged Blackbird  12    Estimate
Brown-headed Cowbird  3    Fledgling being fed by Carolina Wren
Common Grackle  7
Tennessee Warbler  3    Much heard, little seen
Nashville Warbler  1
Northern Parula  3
Magnolia Warbler  1    Heard
Bay-breasted Warbler  4    Mainly heard, a couple seen
Blackburnian Warbler  5    More heard than seen
Yellow Warbler  3
Blackpoll Warbler  1    Heard well
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1    Heard
Pine Warbler  1    Dell singing
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S139236516

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

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