Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 3, 2026 6:23 AM – 9:27 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.72 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC (J. Forbes leader) 47, cloudy start, cleared around 7:30, then clouded back over and got cold and windy. Indian Ridge, Dry Dell, Spectacle, Harvard Hill to tower, Willow.

52 species

Mallard  5

Wild Turkey  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3

Mourning Dove  6

American Herring Gull  2

Double-crested Cormorant  4

Black-crowned Night Heron  1    Willow

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1    Caught and swallowed a large fish at Willow in less time than it takes to raise a camera

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  2

Great Horned Owl  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1    Indian Ridge

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Peregrine Falcon (North American)  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1    Calling Harvard Hill

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Eastern Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  7

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

Red-breasted Nuthatch  3    2 Foraging on the ground near Willow

Northern House Wren (Northern)  2

Gray Catbird  3

Northern Mockingbird  1

Hermit Thrush  2    Michealle only

American Robin  40

Cedar Waxwing  4    One acting like it was sitting on a nest

House Sparrow  4

Pine Siskin  1    Over Indian Ridge and again at Spectacle

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  20

White-throated Sparrow  5

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  2

Baltimore Oriole  6

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  4

Brown-headed Cowbird  8

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  5

Ovenbird  1    Dry Dell

Black-and-white Warbler  5

Nashville Warbler  1    Harvard Hill, heard only

Common Yellowthroat  1

Northern Parula  3

Northern Yellow Warbler  1    Michealle/Bob only

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  25

Prairie Warbler  1    Michealle/Bob only

Black-throated Green Warbler  3

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S333234024

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

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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2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

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,

Renew membership now!

Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

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,

Renew membership now!

Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

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