Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
23-May-2023 05:53 – 09:10
Protocol: Traveling
3.05 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club – Mt Auburn Cemetery – Leader: Kathy Dia – Cool 44-50F.
41 species
Wild Turkey  5
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  3
Warbling Vireo  2
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  9
Tufted Titmouse  1
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  2
European Starling  5
Gray Catbird  15
American Robin  50
Cedar Waxwing  12
House Sparrow  7
House Finch  1
Chipping Sparrow  14
Song Sparrow  3
Baltimore Oriole  4
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  1    Heard
Common Grackle  7
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Tennessee Warbler  2    Heard with Nashville nearby for a nice comparison.
Nashville Warbler  1
American Redstart  9
Northern Parula  3    Heard
Magnolia Warbler  4
Bay-breasted Warbler  4    Two on one treee on Indian Ridge. Two near Laurel Ave
Blackburnian Warbler  1    Some nice views
Yellow Warbler  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2    Both after the walk, heard and seen near Halcyon.
Blackpoll Warbler  1    Heard
Black-throated Green Warbler  2
Canada Warbler  1
Wilson’s Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S139034547

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th [...]

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th [...]

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th [...]

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