Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 22, 2024 6:20 AM – 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC walk co-led by Leslie Kramer and Jonathan Layman
46 species
Canada Goose 1 Heard
Mallard 2
Wild Turkey 1 Noisy tom
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 2 Heard
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1 Heard
Tree Swallow 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1 Heard
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea) 1 Heard
House Wren (Northern) 6
European Starling 1
Gray Catbird 6
Swainson’s Thrush (Olive-backed) 1
Wood Thrush 1 Heard
American Robin 53
Cedar Waxwing 20
House Sparrow 2
House Finch 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Baltimore Oriole 7
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 3 Heard
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 14 Observed two males fighting over the rights to a live frog in the margins of the Dell pond
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 3
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Bay-breasted Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 1 Heard
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 1 Heard
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 1 Heard
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S176621061
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BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
Black Birders’ Week 2021
May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career
Update on Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships
National Audubon cancelled all its 2020 summer camps at Hog Island in Maine, but the BBC is delighted to announce that our 2020 scholarship recipients, May Adams of Wales, MA and Jackson
Everybody Loves Owls
With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics
You can now say “you knew them when…”
If you missed The Basics of Drawing Birds with Avery Whitlock, you might have failed to realize a hidden talent. Of course, if you're a current member (or renew today) you can go to
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
Black Birders’ Week 2021
May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career
Update on Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships
National Audubon cancelled all its 2020 summer camps at Hog Island in Maine, but the BBC is delighted to announce that our 2020 scholarship recipients, May Adams of Wales, MA and Jackson
Everybody Loves Owls
With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics
You can now say “you knew them when…”
If you missed The Basics of Drawing Birds with Avery Whitlock, you might have failed to realize a hidden talent. Of course, if you're a current member (or renew today) you can go to
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