Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 26, 2026 6:15 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip, led by David Scott
34 species
Mallard 1 Dell
Wild Turkey 2 Magnificent
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 2
American Herring Gull 3
Double-crested Cormorant 1 Flyover, early
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Unpopular with the robins
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Peregrine Falcon 1 Perched on Watertown tower
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Great looks, flew in and perched low right next to us as I was explaining how difficult they can be to see
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Eastern Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 4 Good looks at one towards the end of the walk
Blue Jay 3
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Northern House Wren 1
Gray Catbird 3
Swainson’s Thrush 1 Heard singing before the trip
American Robin 30
Cedar Waxwing 10
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 7 Nest at the end of Indian Ridge
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 10
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 4 Leader had a brief and partial glimpse of one
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Heard only
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S348822706
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